EP4286517A2 - Therapeutic uses of genome editing with crispr/cas systems - Google Patents
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- CRISPR Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats
- Cas CRISPR-associated systems
- Cas9 nuclease that is targeted to a genomic site by complexing with a synthetic guide RNA that hybridizes to a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately preceding an NGG motif recognized by Cas9 (thus, a (N) 20 NGG target DNA sequence). This results in a double-strand break three nucleotides upstream of the NGG motif.
- the double strand break instigates either non-homologous end-joining, which is error-prone and conducive to frameshift mutations that knock out gene alleles, or homology-directed repair, which can be exploited with the use of an exogenously introduced double-strand or single-strand DNA repair template to knock in or correct a mutation in the genome.
- CRISPR/Cas systems could be useful tools for therapeutic applications, but unfortunately prior published reports have demonstrated an efficiency of allele targeting of only 2%-4% in human stem cells ( Mali et al., Science 559:823-826 (2013 )).
- Work described herein demonstrates methods of allele targeting using CRISPR/Cas systems resulting in mutant cells with efficiencies of up to 80%.
- work described herein surprisingly and unexpectedly demonstrates that a multiple guide strategy (e.g., using two or more ribonucleic acids which guide Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence) efficiently and effectively deletes target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4) in primary somatic cells (e.g., human blood cells, e.g., CD34+ and T cells), in contrast to a single guide strategy which has been demonstrated by the inventors to efficiently delete target polynucleotide sequences in cell lines (e.g., 293T) but not in primary somatic cells.
- target polynucleotide sequences e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4
- primary somatic cells e.g.
- CRISPR/Cas systems permit CRISPR/Cas systems to be utilized effectively for the first time for therapeutic purposes.
- Methods of delivery of CRISPR/Cas systems to human stem cells are provided.
- methods of specifically identifying useful RNA guide sequences are provided, along with particular guide sequences useful in targeting specific genes (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4).
- methods of treatment e.g., methods of treating HIV infection
- compositions and methods disclosed herein are provided.
- the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- Cas regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain.
- the functional domains form a complex.
- the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof.
- the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain.
- the functional domains form a complex.
- the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- the target motif is G(N) 19 NGG.
- each target motif is G(N) 19 NGG.
- the target motif is (N) 20 NGG.
- each target motif is (N) 20 NGG.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- the alteration is an indel. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, each alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- the cell is a peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34 + cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34 + mobilized peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34 + cord blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34 + bone marrow cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34 + CD38-Lineage-CD90 + CD45RA - cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hepatocyte.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5.
- at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4.
- at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- HIV human immunodeficiency virus
- AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs.
- the one to two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 5%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 10%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid.
- the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- At least one of the ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid.
- any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells.
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- the method further comprises selecting cells that express the Cas protein.
- selecting cells comprises FACS.
- FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleo
- the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the poly
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the nucleic acid comprises a modified ribonucleic acid comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- the composition further comprises a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid.
- the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells.
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the present invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the kit further comprises one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells.
- the kit further comprises a DNA repair template.
- the cell comprises a primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises an autologous primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises an allogeneic primary somatic cell.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is B2M. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprises multiple different portions of B2M.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences.
- the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5.
- the cell comprises a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences from SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4.
- the cell comprises a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CXCR4 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises B2M.
- the cell comprises a primary cell.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to different sequences in the B2M gene.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences in the B2M gene.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in B2M.
- the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the invention provides, a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the invention provides, a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the disclosure provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the disclosure provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain.
- the functional domains form a complex.
- the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof.
- the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain.
- the functional domains form a complex.
- the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids.
- the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- the target motif is G(N) 19 NGG.
- each target motif is G(N) 19 NGG.
- the target motif is (N) 20 NGG.
- each target motif is (N) 20 NGG.
- the target motif comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 or 304-333.
- the target motif comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 or 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, the alteration is an indel. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- each alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- homology-directed repair occurs.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- the cell is a peripheral blood cell.
- the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell.
- the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell.
- the cell is a CD34 + cell.
- the cell is a CD34 + mobilized peripheral blood cell.
- the cell is a CD34 + cord blood cell.
- the cell is a CD34 + bone marrow cell.
- the cell is a CD34 + CD38-Lineage-CD90 + CD45RA - cell.
- the cell is a hepatocyte.
- the cell is a primary cell.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridizes to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offsets sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids comprise at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adj acent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%.
- the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid.
- the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- At least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid. In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells.
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- the method comprises selecting cells that express the Cas protein. In some embodiments, selecting cells comprises FACS. In some embodiments, FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein.
- the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- the invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- the invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein comprising (a) alter
- the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polyn
- the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- At least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein.
- the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the nucleic acid comprises a modified ribonucleic acid comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the invention provides a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a detectable marker. In some embodiments, the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein. In some embodiments, the composition includes a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- the chimeric nucleic acid comprises at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the kit includes one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. In some aspects, the kit includes a DNA repair template.
- the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells reduces the likelihood that the resulting cell or cells will trigger a host immune response when the cells are administered to the subject.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells.
- the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder.
- the disorder comprises a genetic disorder.
- the disorder comprises an infection.
- the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs.
- the disorder comprises cancer.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells.
- the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder.
- the disorder comprises a genetic disorder.
- the disorder comprises an infection.
- the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs.
- the disorder comprises cancer.
- Work described herein demonstrates methods of allele targeting using CRISPR/Cas systems resulting in mutant cells with efficiencies of up to 80%.
- work described herein surprisingly and unexpectedly demonstrates that a multiple guide strategy (e.g., using two or more ribonucleic acids which guide Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence) efficiently and effectively deletes target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4) in primary somatic cells (e.g., human blood cells, e.g., CD34+ and T cells), in contrast to a single guide strategy which has been demonstrated by the inventors to efficiently delete target polynucleotide sequences in cell lines (e.g., 293T) but not in primary somatic cells.
- target polynucleotide sequences e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4
- primary somatic cells e.g.
- CRISPR/Cas systems are provided.
- methods of delivery of CRISPR/Cas systems to human stem cells are provided.
- methods of specifically identifying useful RNA guide sequences are provided, along with particular guide sequences useful in targeting specific genes (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4).
- methods of treatment e.g., methods of treating HIV infection
- methods of administering cells e.g., methods of administering a cell that has a reduced likelihood of triggering a host immune response
- compositions and methods disclosed herein are provided.
- the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- An exemplary method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprises contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the term "contacting" i.e., contacting a polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and/or ribonucleic acids
- contacting is intended to include incubating the Cas protein and/or the ribonucleic acids in the cell together in vitro (e.g., adding the Cas protein or nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein to cells in culture) or contacting a cell ex vivo.
- the step of contacting a target polynucleotide sequence with a Cas protein and/or ribonucleic acids as disclosed herein can be conducted in any suitable manner.
- the cells may be treated in adherent culture, or in suspension culture. It is understood that the cells contacted with a Cas protein and/or ribonucleic acids as disclosed herein can also be simultaneously or subsequently contacted with another agent, such as a growth factor or other differentiation agent or environments to stabilize the cells, or to differentiate the cells further.
- another agent such as a growth factor or other differentiation agent or environments to stabilize the cells, or to differentiate the cells further.
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subj ect.
- treat as applied to an isolated cell, include subjecting the cell to any kind of process or condition or performing any kind of manipulation or procedure on the cell.
- the terms refer to providing a cell in which a target polynucleotide sequence has been altered ex vivo according to the methods described herein to an individual.
- the individual is usually ill or injured, or at increased risk of becoming ill relative to an average member of the population and in need of such attention, care, or management.
- beneficial or desired clinical results include, but are not limited to, alleviation of one or more symptoms, diminishment of extent of disease, stabilized (i.e., not worsening) state of disease, delay or slowing of disease progression, amelioration or palliation of the disease state, and remission (whether partial or total) , whether detectable or undetectable.
- Treating can refer to prolonging survival as compared to expected survival if not receiving treatment.
- a treatment may improve the disease condition, but may not be a complete cure for the disease.
- the term “treatment” includes prophylaxis.
- treatment is "effective” if the progression of a disease is reduced or halted.
- Treatment can also mean prolonging survival as compared to expected survival if not receiving treatment.
- Those in need of treatment include those already diagnosed with a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence, as well as those likely to develop such a disorder due to genetic susceptibility or other factors.
- treatment delaying or preventing the onset of such a disease or disorder, reversing, alleviating, ameliorating, inhibiting, slowing down or stopping the progression, aggravation or deterioration the progression or severity of a condition associated with such a disease or disorder.
- the symptoms of a disease or disorder are alleviated by at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, or at least 50%.
- An exemplary method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject comprises (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- Cas regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention contemplates altering target polynucleotide sequences in any manner which is available to the skilled artisan utilizing a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention.
- Any CRISPR/Cas system that is capable of altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be used.
- Such CRISPR-Cas systems can employ a variety of Cas proteins (Haft et al. PLoS Comput Biol. 2005; 1(6)e60).
- the molecular machinery of such Cas proteins that allows the CRISPR/Cas system to alter target polynucleotide sequences in cells include RNA binding proteins, endo- and exo-nucleases, helicases, and polymerases.
- the CRISPR/Cas system is a CRISPR type I system.
- the CRISPR/Cas system is a CRISPR type II system.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to alter a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- the present invention contemplates altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell for any purpose.
- the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to produce a mutant cell.
- a "mutant cell” refers to a cell with a resulting genotype that differs from its original genotype.
- a "mutant cell” exhibits a mutant phenotype, for example when a normally functioning gene is altered using the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention.
- a "mutant cell” exhibits a wild-type phenotype, for example when a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention is used to correct a mutant genotype.
- the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to correct or repair a genetic mutation (e.g., to restore a normal phenotype to the cell).
- the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to induce a genetic mutation (e.g., to disrupt the function of a gene or genomic element).
- the alteration is an indel.
- "indel” refers to a mutation resulting from an insertion, deletion, or a combination thereof.
- an indel in a coding region of a genomic sequence will result in a frameshift mutation, unless the length of the indel is a multiple of three.
- the alteration is a point mutation.
- point mutation refers to a substitution that replaces one of the nucleotides.
- a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention can be used to induce an indel of any length or a point mutation in a target polynucleotide sequence.
- the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof.
- Knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof using a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention can be useful for a variety of applications. For example, knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be performed in vitro for research purposes.
- knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be useful for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., by knocking out a mutant allele in a cell ex vivo and introducing those cells comprising the knocked out mutant allele into a subject).
- knock out includes deleting all or a portion of the target polynucleotide sequence in a way that interferes with the function of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- a knock out can be achieved by altering a target polynucleotide sequence by inducing an indel in the target polynucleotide sequence in a functional domain of the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., a DNA binding domain).
- a functional domain of the target polynucleotide sequence e.g., a DNA binding domain
- the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- decrease means a decrease by at least 10% as compared to a reference level, for example a decrease by at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, or at least about 40%, or at least about 50%, or at least about 60%, or at least about 70%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or up to and including a 100% decrease (i.e. absent level as compared to a reference sample), or any decrease between 10-100% as compared to a reference level.
- the terms “increased” ,”increase” or “enhance” or “activate” are all used herein to generally mean an increase by a statically significant amount; for the avoidance of any doubt, the terms “increased”, “increase” or “enhance” or “activate” means an increase of at least 10% as compared to a reference level, for example an increase of at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, or at least about 40%, or at least about 50%, or at least about 60%, or at least about 70%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or up to and including a 100% increase or any increase between 10-100% as compared to a reference level, or at least about a 2-fold, or at least about a 3-fold, or at least about a 4-fold, or at least about a 5-fold or at least about a 10-fold increase, or any increase between 2-fold and 10-fold or greater as compared to a reference level.
- statically significant refers to statistical significance and generally means a two standard deviation (2SD) below normal, or lower, concentration of the marker.
- 2SD two standard deviation
- the term refers to statistical evidence that there is a difference. It is defined as the probability of making a decision to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually true. The decision is often made using the p-value.
- the alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, the alteration is a heterozygous alteration.
- the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to correct any type of mutation or error in a target polynucleotide sequence.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to insert a nucleotide sequence that is missing from a target polynucleotide sequence due to a deletion.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can also be used to delete or excise a nucleotide sequence from a target polynucleotide sequence due to an insertion mutation.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to replace an incorrect nucleotide sequence with a correct nucleotide sequence (e.g., to restore function to a target polynucleotide sequence that is impaired due to a loss of function mutation, i.e., a SNP).
- a correct nucleotide sequence e.g., to restore function to a target polynucleotide sequence that is impaired due to a loss of function mutation, i.e., a SNP.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can alter target polynucleotides with surprisingly high efficiency as compared to conventional CRISPR/Cas systems.
- the efficiency of alteration is at least about 5%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 10%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 10% to about 80%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 30% to about 80%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is greater than or equal to about 80%.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to alter any target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- desirable target polynucleotide sequences to be altered in any particular cell may correspond to any genomic sequence for which expression of the genomic sequence is associated with a disorder or otherwise facilitates entry of a pathogen into the cell.
- a desirable target polynucleotide sequence to alter in a cell may be a polynucleotide sequence corresponding to a genomic sequence which contains a disease associated single polynucleotide polymorphism.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to correct the disease associated SNP in a cell by replacing it with a wild-type allele.
- a polynucleotide sequence of a target gene which is responsible for entry or proliferation of a pathogen into a cell may be a suitable target for deletion or insertion to disrupt the function of the target gene to prevent the pathogen from entering the cell or proliferating inside the cell.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a human genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a mammalian genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a vertebrate genomic sequence.
- a target polynucleotide sequence is a pathogenic genomic sequence.
- pathogenic genomic sequences include, but are not limited to a viral genomic sequence, a bacterial genomic sequence, a fungal genomic sequence, a toxin genomic sequence, or a parasitic genomic sequence.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to disrupt the function of a pathogen (e.g., to treat or prevent an infection by the pathogen) by cleaving a genomic sequence of the pathogen (e.g., a genomic sequence that is critical for entry into a cell, or responsible for multiplication, growth or survival once the pathogen is inside a cell).
- the target polynucleotide sequence is beta-2-microglobulin (B2M; Gene ID: 567).
- B2M polynucleotide sequence encodes a serum protein associated with the heavy chain of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules which are expressed on the surface of virtually all nucleated cells.
- MHC major histocompatibility complex
- B2M protein comprises a beta-pleated sheet structure that has been found to form amyloid fibrils in certain pathological conditions.
- the B2M gene has 4 exons which span approximately 8 kb. B2M has been observed in the serum of normal individuals and in elevated amounts in urine from patients having Wilson disease, cadmium poisoning, and various conditions leading to renal tubular dysfunction.
- pathological conditions known to be associated with the B2M include, without limitation, a homozygous mutation (e.g., ala11pro) in the B2M gene has been reported in individuals having familial hypercatabolic hypoproteinemia, a heterozygous mutation (e.g., asp76asn) in the B2M gene has been reported in individuals having familial visceral amyloidosis
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of B2M.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 (HPRT1; Gene ID: 3251).
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5 (Gene ID: 1234, also known as CC-CKR-5, CCCKRS, CCR-5, CD195, CKR-5, CKR5, CMKBR5, and IDDM22).
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of CCR5.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of CCR5.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of CCR5.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4 (Gene ID: 7852, also known as FB22; HM89; LAP3; LCR1; NPYR; WHIM; CD184; LESTR; NPY3R; NPYRL; HSY3RR; NPYY3R; and D2S201E).
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of CXCR4.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of CXCR4.
- the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of CXCR4.It should be appreciated that the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can cleave target polynucleotide sequences in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- the methods of the present invention can be used to alter any target polynucleotide sequence in a cell, as long as the target polynucleotide sequence in the cell contains a suitable target motif that allows at least one ribonucleic acid of the CRISPR/Cas system to direct the Cas protein to and hybridize to the target motif.
- a suitable target motif that allows at least one ribonucleic acid of the CRISPR/Cas system to direct the Cas protein to and hybridize to the target motif.
- the target motif for targeting a particular polynucleotide depends on the CRISPR/Cas system being used, and the sequence of the polynucleotide to be targeted.
- the target motif is at least 20 bp in length. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is G(N) 19 NGG. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is (N) 20 NGG.
- the target motifs of the present invention can be selected to minimize off-target effects of the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention.
- the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention utilize homology-directed repair to correct target polynucleotide sequences.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- the exogenously introduced DNA repair template can be single-stranded or double-stranded.
- the DNA repair template can be of any length.
- the DNA repair template can be designed to repair or replace any target polynucleotide sequence, particularly target polynucleotide sequences comprising disease associated polymorphisms (e.g., SNPs).
- target polynucleotide sequences comprising disease associated polymorphisms (e.g., SNPs).
- SNPs disease associated polymorphisms
- homology-directed repair of a mutant allele comprising such SNPs can be achieved with a CRISPR/Cas system by selecting two target motifs which flank the mutant allele, and an designing a DNA repair template to match the wild-type allele.
- a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention includes a Cas protein and at least one to two one ribonucleic acids that are capable of directing the Cas protein to and hybridizing to a target motif of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- protein and “polypeptide” are used interchangeably to refer to a series of amino acid residues joined by peptide bonds (i.e., a polymer of amino acids) and include modified amino acids (e.g., phosphorylated, glycated, glycosolated, etc.) and amino acid analogs.
- modified amino acids e.g., phosphorylated, glycated, glycosolated, etc.
- exemplary polypeptides or proteins include gene products, naturally occurring proteins, homologs, paralogs, fragments and other equivalents, variants, and analogs of the above.
- a Cas protein comprises one or more amino acid substitutions or modifications.
- the one or more amino acid substitutions comprises a conservative amino acid substitution.
- substitutions and/or modifications can prevent or reduce proteolytic degradation and/or extend the half-life of the polypeptide in a cell.
- the Cas protein can comprise a peptide bond replacement (e.g., urea, thiourea, carbamate, sulfonyl urea, etc.).
- the Cas protein can comprise a naturally occurring amino acid.
- the Cas protein can comprise an alternative amino acid (e.g., D-amino acids, beta-amino acids, homocysteine, phosphoserine, etc.).
- a Cas protein can comprise a modification to include a moiety (e.g., PEGylation, glycosylation, lipidation, acetylation, end-capping, etc.).
- a Cas protein comprises a core Cas protein.
- Exemplary Cas core proteins include, but are not limited to Cas1, Cas2, Cas3, Cas4, Cas5, Cas6, Cas7, Cas8 and Cas9.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of an E. coli subtype (also known as CASS2).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the E. Coli subtype include, but are not limited to Cse1, Cse2, Cse3, Cse4, and CasSe.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Ypest subtype (also known as CASS3).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Ypest subtype include, but are not limited to Csy1, Csy2, Csy3, and Csy4.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Nmeni subtype (also known as CASS4).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Nmeni subtype include, but are not limited to Csn1 and Csn2.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Dvulg subtype (also known as CASS1).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Dvulg subtype include Csd1, Csd2, and Cas5d.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Tneap subtype (also known as CASS7).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Tneap subtype include, but are not limited to, Cst1, Cst2, Cas5t.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Hmari subtype.
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Hmari subtype include, but are not limited to Csh1, Csh2, and Cas5h.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Apern subtype (also known as CASS5).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Apern subtype include, but are not limited to Csa1, Csa2, Csa3, Csa4, Csa5, and Cas5a.
- a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Mtube subtype (also known as CASS6).
- Exemplary Cas proteins of the Mtube subtype include, but are not limited to Csm1, Csm2, Csm3, Csm4, and CsmS.
- a Cas protein comprises a RAMP module Cas protein.
- Exemplary RAMP module Cas proteins include, but are not limited to, Cmr1, Cmr2, Cmr3, Cmr4, Cmr5, and Cmr6.
- the Cas protein is a Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof.
- Cas9 protein is a member of the type II CRISPR systems which typically include a trans-coded small RNA (tracrRNA), endogenous ribonuclease 3 (rnc) and a Cas protein.
- Cas 9 protein also known as CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9/Csn1
- SEQ ID NO: 334 An exemplary amino acid sequence of a Cas9 protein (SEQ ID NO: 334) is shown in Figure 3 .
- Cas 9 contains 2 enconuclease domains, including an RuvC-like domain (residues 7-22, 759-766 and 982-989) which cleaves target DNA that is noncomplementary to crRNA, and an HNH nuclease domain (residues 810-872) which cleave target DNA complementary to crRNA.
- RuvC-like domain which cleaves target DNA that is noncomplementary to crRNA
- HNH nuclease domain (residues 810-872) which cleave target DNA complementary to crRNA.
- the RuvC-like domain is highlighted in yellow and the HNH nuclease domain is underlined.
- “functional portion” refers to a portion of a peptide which retains its ability to complex with at least one ribonucleic acid (e.g., guide RNA (gRNA)) and cleave a target polynucleotide sequence.
- the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain.
- the functional domains form a complex.
- a functional portion of the Cas9 protein comprises a functional portion of a RuvC-like domain. In some embodiments, a functional portion of the Cas9 protein comprises a functional portion of the HNH nuclease domain.
- the present invention contemplates various of ways of contacting a target polynucleotide sequence with a Cas protein (e.g., Cas9).
- exogenous Cas protein can be introduced into the cell in polypeptide form.
- Cas proteins can be conjugated to or fused to a cell-penetrating polypeptide or cell-penetrating peptide.
- “cell-penetrating polypeptide” and “cell-penetrating peptide” refers to a polypeptide or peptide, respectively, which facilitates the uptake of molecule into a cell.
- the cell-penetrating polypeptides can contain a detectable label.
- Cas proteins can be conjugated to or fused to a charged protein (e.g., that carries a positive, negative or overall neutral electric charge). Such linkage may be covalent.
- the Cas protein can be fused to a superpositively charged GFP to significantly increase the ability of the Cas protein to penetrate a cell ( Cronican et al. ACS Chem Biol.2010;5(8):747-52 ).
- the Cas protein can be fused to a protein transduction domain (PTD) to facilitate its entry into a cell.
- PTDs include Tat, oligoarginine, and penetratin.
- the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a cell-penetrating peptide. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a PTD. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a tat domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to an oligoarginine domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a penetratin domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a superpositively charged GFP.
- the Cas protein can be introduced into a cell containing the target polynucleotide sequence in the form of a nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein (e.g., Cas9).
- the process of introducing the nucleic acids into cells can be achieved by any suitable technique. Suitable techniques include calcium phosphate or lipid-mediated transfection, electroporation, and transduction or infection using a viral vector.
- the nucleic acid comprises DNA.
- the nucleic acid comprises a modified DNA, as described herein.
- the nucleic acid comprises mRNA.
- the nucleic acid comprises a modified mRNA, as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA).
- the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid, as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA).
- the methods of the present invention contemplate the use of any ribonucleic acid that is capable of directing a Cas protein to and hybridizing to a target motif of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises tracrRNA.
- at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises CRISPR RNA (crRNA).
- at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises a guide RNA that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- both of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise a guide RNA that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- the ribonucleic acids of the present invention can be selected to hybridize to a variety of different target motifs, depending on the particular CRISPR/Cas system employed, and the sequence of the target polynucleotide, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art.
- the one to two ribonucleic acids can also be selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs.
- At least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- At least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- each of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises guide RNAs that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the two ribonucleic acids are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences on the same strand of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences on the opposite strands of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are not complementary to and/or do not hybrize to sequences on the opposite strands of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- the two ribonucleic acids are complementary to and/or hybridize to overlapping target motifs of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset target motifs of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- the present invention also contemplates multiplex genomic editing.
- genomic editing of a single gene is equally applicable to the multiplex genomic editing embodiments described below.
- the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell.
- An exemplary method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprises contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Cas clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject.
- An exemplary method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject comprises (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- administering introducing
- transplanting are used interchangeably in the context of the placement of cells, e.g. cells described herein comprising a target polynucleotide sequence altered according to the methods of the invention into a subject, by a method or route which results in at least partial localization of the introduced cells at a desired site.
- the cells can be implanted directly to the desired site, or alternatively be administered by any appropriate route which results in delivery to a desired location in the subject where at least a portion of the implanted cells or components of the cells remain viable.
- the period of viability of the cells after administration to a subject can be as short as a few hours, e. g.
- the cells can also be administered a location other than the desired site, such as in the liver or subcutaneously, for example, in a capsule to maintain the implanted cells at the implant location and avoid migration of the implanted cells.
- cells can include autologous cells, i.e., a cell or cells taken from a subject who is in need of altering a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or cells (i.e., the donor and recipient are the same individual).
- Autologous cells have the advantage of avoiding any immunologically-based rejection of the cells.
- the cells can be heterologous, e.g., taken from a donor.
- the second subject can be of the same or different species.
- the cells come from a donor they will be from a donor who is sufficiently immunologically compatible with the recipient, i.e., will not be subject to transplant rejection, to lessen or remove the need for immunosuppression.
- the cells are taken from a xenogeneic source, i.e., a non-human mammal that has been genetically engineered to be sufficiently immunologically compatible with the recipient, or the recipient's species.
- a xenogeneic source i.e., a non-human mammal that has been genetically engineered to be sufficiently immunologically compatible with the recipient, or the recipient's species.
- Methods for determining immunological compatibility are known in the art, and include tissue typing to assess donor-recipient compatibility for HLA and ABO determinants. See, e.g., Transplantation Immunology, Bach and Auchincloss, Eds. (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated 1994 ).
- Any suitable cell culture media can be used for ex vivo methods of the invention.
- subject and “individual” are used interchangeably herein, and refer to an animal, for example, a human from whom cells can be obtained and/or to whom treatment, including prophylactic treatment, with the cells as described herein, is provided.
- subject refers to that specific animal.
- non-human animals and “non-human mammals” as used interchangeably herein, includes mammals such as rats, mice, rabbits, sheep, cats, dogs, cows, pigs, and non-human primates.
- subject also encompasses any vertebrate including but not limited to mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
- the subject is a mammal such as a human, or other mammals such as a domesticated mammal, e.g. dog, cat, horse, and the like, or production mammal, e.g. cow, sheep, pig, and the like.
- the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences.
- each alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 5% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 10% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 30% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from greater than or equal to about 80%.
- each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is (N)20NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- homology-directed repair occurs subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template.
- exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded.
- exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- the Cas protein (e.g., Cas9) is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., multiple alterations of a single target polynucleotide sequence).
- the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., one or more alterations of multiple target polynucleotide sequences).
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs.
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( FIG. 2 ).
- each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids can be expressed from a plasmid.
- any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells (e.g., human stem cells).
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- the methods of the present invention further comprise selecting cells that express the Cas protein.
- the present invention contemplates any suitable method for selecting cells.
- selecting cells comprises FACS.
- FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- the present invention contemplates treating and/or preventing a variety of disorders which are associated with expression of a target polynucleotide sequences. It should be appreciated that the methods and compositions described herein can be used to treat or prevent disorders associated with increased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence, as well as decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. Increased and decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence includes circumstances where the expression levels of the target polynucleotide sequence are increased or decreased, respectively, as well as circumstances in which the function and/or level of activity of an expression product of the target polynucleotide sequence increases or decreases, respectively, compared to normal expression and/or activity levels.
- treating or preventing a disorder associated with increased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence can be assessed by determining whether the levels and/or activity of the target polynucleotide sequence (or an expression product thereof) are decreased in a relevant cell after contacting a cell with a composition described herein.
- treating or preventing a disorder associated with decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence can be assessed by determining whether the levels and/or activity of the target polynucleotide sequence (or an expression product thereof) are increased in the relevant cell after contacting a cell with a composition described herein.
- the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a multigenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a disorder associated with one or more SNPs. Exemplary disorders associated with one or more SNPs include a complex disease described in U.S. Patent No. 7,627,436 , Alzheimer's disease as described in PCT International Application Publication No. WO/2009/112882 , inflammatory diseases as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0039918 , polycystic ovary syndrome as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0309642 , cardiovascular disease as described in U.S. Patent No.
- the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- HIV human immunodeficiency virus
- AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
- the methods of the present invention are capable of altering target polynucleotide sequences in a variety of different cells.
- the methods of the present invention are used to alter target polynucleotide sequences in cells ex vivo for subsequent introduction into a subject.
- the cell is a peripheral blood cell.
- the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell.
- the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell.
- the cell is a CD34+ cell.
- the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell.
- the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell.
- the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD4+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD4+ T cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hepatocyte. In some embodiments, the cell is a human pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary human cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD34+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC). In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD4+ cell.
- HPC hematopoietic progenitor cell
- the cell is a primary CD4+ T cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an autologous primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an autologous primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an allogeneic primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an allogeneic primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a nucleated cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a non-transformed cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a cancer cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a tumor cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a transformed cell.
- the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleo
- the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- Cas palindromic repeats-associated
- the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the poly
- the present invention also provides compositions comprising Cas proteins of the present invention or functional portions thereof, nucleic acids encoding the Cas proteins or functional portions thereof, and ribonucleic acid sequences which direct Cas proteins to and hybridize to target motifs of target polynucleotides in a cell.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- At least one of the ribonucleic acids in the composition is a modified ribonucleic acid as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified ribonucleic acid, e.g., comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate, or any other modified nucleotides or modifications described herein).
- a synthetic, modified ribonucleic acid e.g., comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-
- a composition of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, a composition of the present invention comprises nucleic acid sequence encoding Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- the nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein comprises a modified ribonucleic acid as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA described herein, e.g., comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thiouridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate or any other modified nucleotides or modifications described herein).
- a modified ribonucleic acid as described herein e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA described herein, e.g., comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thiouridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-tri
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 1 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with single nucleotide mismatches to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences with single nucleotide mismatches to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig 2 .
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 ( Fig 1 ).
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- a composition of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- a composition of the present invention comprises a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid.
- the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells.
- the promoter is optimized for increased expression in primary human cells.
- the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- CMV Cytomegalovirus
- the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- kits for practicing any of the methods of the present invention as well as kits comprising the compositions of the present invention, and instructions for using the kits for altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell.
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence of Fig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences of Fig. 2 .
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 ( Fig. 1 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 ( Fig. 2 ).
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 298-303.
- the at least two ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 298-303 are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset target sequences.
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- the kit comprises one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. In some embodiments, the kit comprises a DNA repair template.
- the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- B2M is an accessory chain of the MHC class I proteins which is necessary for the expression of MHC class I proteins on the surface of cells. It is believed that engineering cells (e.g., mutant cells) devoid of surface MHC class I may reduce the likelihood that the engineered cells will be detected by cytotoxic T cells when the engineered cells are administered to a host. Accordingly, in some embodiments, cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells reduces the likelihood that the resulting cell or cells will trigger a host immune response when the cells are administered to the subject.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in
- the methods of administering cells can be adapted for any purpose in which administering such cells is desirable.
- the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder.
- the subject may be suffering from a disorder in which the particular cells are decreased in function or number, and it may be desirable to administer functional cells obtained from a healthy or normal individual in which the particular cells are functioning properly and to administer an adequate number of those healthy cells to the individual to restore the function provided by those cells (e.g., hormone producing cells which have decreased in cell number or function, immune cells which have decreased in cell number or function, etc.).
- the healthy cells can be engineered to decrease the likelihood of host rejection of the healthy cells.
- the disorder comprises a genetic disorder.
- the disorder comprises an infection.
- the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs.
- the disorder comprises cancer.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in
- nucleic acid in its broadest sense, includes any compound and/or substance that comprise a polymer of nucleotides linked via a phosphodiester bond.
- exemplary nucleic acids include ribonucleic acids (RNAs), deoxyribonucleic acids (DNAs), threose nucleic acids (TNAs), glycol nucleic acids (GNAs), peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), locked nucleic acids (LNAs) or hybrids thereof.
- the nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein is an mRNA.
- the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA described herein).
- nucleic acid modification available to the skilled artisan.
- the nucleic acids of the present invention can include any number of modifications.
- the nucleic acid comprises one or more modifications selected from the group consisting of pyridin-4-one ribonucleoside, 5-aza-uridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine, 2-thiouridine, 4-thio-pseudouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 5-hydroxyuridine, 3-methyluridine, 5-carboxymethyl-uridine, 1-carboxymethyl-pseudouridine, 5-propynyl-uridine, 1-propynyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyluridine, 1-taurinomethyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyl-2-thio-uridine, 1-taurinomethyl-4-thio-uridine, 5-methyl-uridine, 1-methyl-pseudouridine, 4-thio-1
- modified nucleosides and nucleotides used in the manufacture or synthesis of modified RNAs of the present invention can involve the protection and deprotection of various chemical groups.
- the need for protection and deprotection, and the selection of appropriate protecting groups can be readily determined by one skilled in the art.
- Modified nucleosides and nucleotides can be prepared according to the synthetic methods described in Ogata et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry 74:2585-2588, 2009 ; Purmal et al. Nucleic Acids Research 22(1): 72-78, 1994 ; Fukuhara et al. Biochemistry 1(4): 563-568, 1962 ; and Xu et al. Tetrahedron 48(9): 1729-1740, 1992 , each of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- Modified nucleic acids need not be uniformly modified along the entire length of the molecule.
- Different nucleotide modifications and/or backbone structures may exist at various positions in the nucleic acid.
- the nucleotide analogs or other modification(s) may be located at any position(s) of a nucleic acid such that the function of the nucleic acid is not substantially decreased.
- a modification may also be a 5' or 3' terminal modification.
- the nucleic acids may contain at a minimum one and at maximum 100% modified nucleotides, or any intervening percentage, such as at least 50% modified nucleotides, at least 80% modified nucleotides, or at least 90% modified nucleotides.
- At least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, at least one of the multiple ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, a plurality of the multiple ribonucleic acids are modified. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are modified. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modified ribonucleic acids can include one or more of the nucleic acid modification described herein.
- the Cas protein comprises a synthetic, modified RNA molecule encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a synthetic, modified RNA molecule encoding a Cas9 protein.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein include modifications to prevent rapid degradation by endo- and exo-nucleases and to avoid or reduce the cell's innate immune or interferon response to the RNA.
- Modifications include, but are not limited to, for example, (a) end modifications, e.g., 5' end modifications (phosphorylation dephosphorylation, conjugation, inverted linkages, etc.), 3' end modifications (conjugation, DNA nucleotides, inverted linkages, etc.), (b) base modifications, e.g., replacement with modified bases, stabilizing bases, destabilizing bases, or bases that base pair with an expanded repertoire of partners, or conjugated bases, (c) sugar modifications (e.g., at the 2' position or 4' position) or replacement of the sugar, as well as (d) internucleoside linkage modifications, including modification or replacement of the phosphodiester linkages.
- end modifications e.g., 5' end modifications (phosphorylation dephosphorylation, conjugation, inverted
- RNA molecules containing modified or non-natural internucleoside linkages examples include, but are not limited to, RNA molecules containing modified or non-natural internucleoside linkages.
- Synthetic, modified RNAs having modified internucleoside linkages include, among others, those that do not have a phosphorus atom in the internucleoside linkage.
- the synthetic, modified RNA has a phosphorus atom in its internucleoside linkage(s).
- Non-limiting examples of modified internucleoside linkages include phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkylphosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3'-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3'-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, and boranophosphates having normal 3'-5' linkages, 2'-5' linked analogs of these, and those) having inverted polarity wherein the adjacent pairs of nucleoside units are linked 3'-5' to 5'-3' or 2'-5' to 5'-2'.
- Various salts, mixed salts and free acid forms are also included.
- Modified internucleoside linkages that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have internucleoside linkages that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatoms and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or one or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages.
- morpholino linkages formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside
- siloxane backbones sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones
- formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones
- alkene containing backbones sulfamate backbones
- sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH2 component parts.
- U.S. patents that teach the preparation of modified oligonucleosides include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,034,506 ; 5,166,315 ; 5,185,444 ; 5,214,134 ; 5,216,141 ; 5,235,033 ; 5,64,562 ; 5,264,564 ; 5,405,938 ; 5,434,257 ; 5,466,677 ; 5,470,967 ; 5,489,677 ; 5,541,307 ; 5,561,225 ; 5,596,086 ; 5,602,240 ; 5,608,046 ; 5,610,289 ; 5,618,704 ; 5,623,070 ; 5,663,312 ; 5,633,360 ; 5,677,437 ; and 5,677,439 , each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Some embodiments of the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein include nucleic acids with phosphorothioate internucleoside linkages and oligonucleosides with heteroatom internucleoside linkage, and in particular -CH2-NH-CH2-, -CH2-N(CH3)-O-CH2-[known as a methylene (methylimino) or MMI], -CH2-O-N(CH3)-CH2-, -CH2-N(CH3)-N(CH3)-CH2- and -N(CH3)-CH2-CH2- [wherein the native phosphodiester internucleoside linkage is represented as -O-P-O-CH2-] of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No.
- nucleic acid sequences featured herein have morpholino backbone structures of the above-referenced U.S. Pat. No. 5,034,506 , herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can also contain one or more substituted sugar moieties.
- the nucleic acids featured herein can include one of the following at the 2' position: H (deoxyribose); OH (ribose); F; O-, S-, or N-alkyl; O-, S-, or N-alkenyl; O-, S- or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl can be substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl or C2 to C10 alkenyl and alkynyl.
- Exemplary modifications include O[(CH2)nO]mCH3, O(CH2).nOCH3, O(CH2)nNH2, O(CH2)nCH3, O(CH2)nONH2, and O(CH2)nON[(CH2)nCH3)]2, where n and m are from 1 to about 10.
- synthetic, modified RNAs include one of the following at the 2' position: C1 to C10 lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH3, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF3, OCF3, SOCH3, SO2CH3, ONO2, NO2, N3, NH2, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an RNA, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of a synthetic, modified RNA, and other substituents having similar properties.
- the modification includes a 2' methoxyethoxy (2'-O-CH2CH2OCH3, also known as 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl) or 2'-MOE) ( Martin et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78:486-504 ) i.e., an alkoxy-alkoxy group.
- 2'-dimethylaminooxyethoxy i.e., a O(CH2)2ON(CH3)2 group, also known as 2'-DMAOE
- 2'-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy also known in the art as 2'-O-dimethylaminoethoxyethyl or 2'-DMAEOE
- 2'-O-CH2-O-CH2-N(CH2)2 i.e., 2'-O-CH2-O-CH2-N(CH2)2.
- modifications include 2'-methoxy (2'-OCH3), 2'-aminopropoxy (2'-OCH2CH2CH2NH2) and 2'-fluoro (2'-F). Similar modifications can also be made at other positions on the nucleic acid sequence, particularly the 3' position of the sugar on the 3' terminal nucleotide or in 2'-5' linked nucleotides and the 5' position of 5' terminal nucleotide.
- a synthetic, modified RNA can also have sugar mimetics such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar.
- Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of such modified sugar structures include, but are not limited to, U.S. Pat. Nos.
- synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can include at least one modified nucleoside including a 2'-O-methyl modified nucleoside, a nucleoside comprising a 5' phosphorothioate group, a 2'-amino-modified nucleoside, 2'-alkyl-modified nucleoside, morpholino nucleoside, a phosphoramidate or a non-natural base comprising nucleoside, or any combination thereof.
- modified nucleoside including a 2'-O-methyl modified nucleoside, a nucleoside comprising a 5' phosphorothioate group, a 2'-amino-modified nucleoside, 2'-alkyl-modified nucleoside, morpholino nucleoside, a phosphoramidate or a non-natural base comprising nucleoside, or any combination thereof.
- the at least one modified nucleoside is selected from the group consisting of 5-methylcytidine (5mC), N6-methyladenosine (m6A), 3,2'-O-dimethyluridine (m4U), 2-thiouridine (s2U), 2' fluorouridine, pseudouridine, 2'-O-methyluridine (Um), 2' deoxyuridine (2' dU), 4-thiouridine (s4U), 5-methyluridine (m5U), 2'-O-methyladenosine (m6A), N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am), N6,N6,2'-O-trimethyladenosine (m62Am), 2'-O-methylcytidine (Cm), 7-methylguanosine (m7G), 2'-O-methylguanosine (Gm), N2,7-dimethylguanosine (m2,7G), N2,N2,7-
- a synthetic, modified RNA can comprise at least two modified nucleosides, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 15, at least 20 or more, up to the entire length of the nucleotide.
- a synthetic, modified RNA molecule comprising at least one modified nucleoside comprises a single nucleoside with a modification as described herein. It is not necessary for all positions in a given synthetic, modified RNA to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications can be incorporated in a single synthetic, modified RNA or even at a single nucleoside within a synthetic, modified RNA.
- each occurrence of a given nucleoside in a molecule is modified (e.g., each cytosine is a modified cytosine e.g., 5mC).
- each cytosine is a modified cytosine e.g., 5mC.
- different occurrences of the same nucleoside can be modified in a different way in a given synthetic, modified RNA molecule (e.g., some cytosines modified as 5mC, others modified as 2'-O-methylcytidine or other cytosine analog).
- the modifications need not be the same for each of a plurality of modified nucleosides in a synthetic, modified RNA.
- a synthetic, modified RNA comprises at least two different modified nucleosides.
- the at least two different modified nucleosides are 5-methylcytidine and pseudouridine.
- a synthetic, modified RNA can also contain a mixture of both modified and unmodified nucleosides.
- nucleosides or nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U).
- a synthetic, modified RNA comprises at least one nucleoside ("base") modification or substitution.
- Modified nucleosides include other synthetic and natural nucleobases such as inosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, nubularine, isoguanisine, tubercidine, 2-(halo)adenine, 2-(alkyl)adenine, 2-(propyl)adenine, 2 (amino)adenine, 2-(aminoalkyl)adenine, 2 (aminopropyl)adenine, 2 (methylthio) N6 (isopentenyl)adenine, 6 (alkyl)adenine, 6 (methyl)adenine, 7 (deaza)adenine, 8 (alkenyl)adenine, 8-(alkyl)adenine, 8 (alkynyl)adenine, 8 (amino)adenine, 8-(halo)adenine, 8-(hydroxyl)adenine, 8 (thioalkyl)adenine, 8-(thiol)adenine, N6-
- Modified nucleosides also include natural bases that comprise conjugated moieties, e.g. a ligand.
- the RNA containing the modified nucleosides must be translatable in a host cell (i.e., does not prevent translation of the polypeptide encoded by the modified RNA).
- transcripts containing s2U and m6A are translated poorly in rabbit reticulocyte lysates, while pseudouridine, m5U, and m5C are compatible with efficient translation.
- 2'-fluoro-modified bases useful for increasing nuclease resistance of a transcript leads to very inefficient translation. Translation can be assayed by one of ordinary skill in the art using e.g., a rabbit reticulocyte lysate translation assay.
- nucleobases include those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808 , those disclosed in Modified Nucleosides in Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Medicine, Herdewijn, P. ed. Wiley-VCH, 2008 ; those disclosed in Int. Appl. No. PCT/US09/038,425, filed Mar. 26, 2009 ; those disclosed in The Concise Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science And Engineering, pages 858-859, Kroschwitz, J. L, ed. John Wiley & Sons, 1990 , and those disclosed by Englisch et al., Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 1991, 30, 613 .
- Another modification for use with the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein involves chemically linking to the RNA one or more ligands, moieties or conjugates that enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the RNA.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can further comprise a 5' cap.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs comprise a 5' cap comprising a modified guanine nucleotide that is linked to the 5' end of an RNA molecule using a 5'-5' triphosphate linkage.
- 5' cap is also intended to encompass other 5' cap analogs including, e.g., 5' diguanosine cap, tetraphosphate cap analogs having a methylene-bis(phosphonate) moiety (see e.g., Rydzik, A M et al., (2009) Org Biomol Chem 7(22):4763-76 ), dinucleotide cap analogs having a phosphorothioate modification (see e.g., Kowalska, J. et al., (2008) RNA 14(6):1119-1131 ), cap analogs having a sulfur substitution for a non-bridging oxygen (see e.g., Grudzien-Nogalska, E.
- 5' diguanosine cap tetraphosphate cap analogs having a methylene-bis(phosphonate) moiety
- dinucleotide cap analogs having a phosphorothioate modification see e.g., Kowalska, J. et
- the 5' cap analog is a 5' diguanosine cap.
- the synthetic, modified RNA does not comprise a 5' triphosphate.
- the 5' cap is important for recognition and attachment of an mRNA to a ribosome to initiate translation.
- the 5' cap also protects the synthetic, modified RNA from 5' exonuclease mediated degradation. It is not an absolute requirement that a synthetic, modified RNA comprise a 5' cap, and thus in other embodiments the synthetic, modified RNAs lack a 5' cap. However, due to the longer half-life of synthetic, modified RNAs comprising a 5' cap and the increased efficiency of translation, synthetic, modified RNAs comprising a 5' cap are preferred herein.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can further comprise a 5' and/or 3' untranslated region (UTR).
- Untranslated regions are regions of the RNA before the start codon (5') and after the stop codon (3'), and are therefore not translated by the translation machinery. Modification of an RNA molecule with one or more untranslated regions can improve the stability of an mRNA, since the untranslated regions can interfere with ribonucleases and other proteins involved in RNA degradation. In addition, modification of an RNA with a 5' and/or 3' untranslated region can enhance translational efficiency by binding proteins that alter ribosome binding to an mRNA.
- Modification of an RNA with a 3' UTR can be used to maintain a cytoplasmic localization of the RNA, permitting translation to occur in the cytoplasm of the cell.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein do not comprise a 5' or 3' UTR.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs comprise either a 5' or 3' UTR.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein comprise both a 5' and a 3' UTR.
- the 5' and/or 3' UTR is selected from an mRNA known to have high stability in the cell (e.g., a murine alpha-globin 3' UTR).
- the 5' UTR, the 3' UTR, or both comprise one or more modified nucleosides.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a Kozak sequence.
- the "Kozak sequence” refers to a sequence on eukaryotic mRNA having the consensus (gcc)gccRccAUGG , where R is a purine (adenine or guanine) three bases upstream of the start codon (AUG), which is followed by another 'G'.
- the Kozak consensus sequence is recognized by the ribosome to initiate translation of a polypeptide. Typically, initiation occurs at the first AUG codon encountered by the translation machinery that is proximal to the 5' end of the transcript. However, in some cases, this AUG codon can be bypassed in a process called leaky scanning.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a Kozak consensus sequence at the desired site for initiation of translation to produce the correct length polypeptide.
- the Kozak sequence comprises one or more modified nucleosides.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a "poly (A) tail", which refers to a 3' homopolymeric tail of adenine nucleotides, which can vary in length (e.g., at least 5 adenine nucleotides) and can be up to several hundred adenine nucleotides).
- a poly (A) tail refers to a 3' homopolymeric tail of adenine nucleotides, which can vary in length (e.g., at least 5 adenine nucleotides) and can be up to several hundred adenine nucleotides).
- the inclusion of a 3' poly(A) tail can protect the synthetic, modified RNA from degradation in the cell, and also facilitates extra-nuclear localization to enhance translation efficiency.
- the poly(A) tail comprises between 1 and 500 adenine nucleotides; in other embodiments the poly(A) tail comprises at least 5, at least 10, at least 20, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 60, at least 70, at least 80, at least 90, at least 100, at least 110, at least 120, at least 130, at least 140, at least 150, at least 160, at least 170, at least 180, at least 190, at least 200, at least 225, at least 250, at least 275, at least 300, at least 325, at least 350, at least 375, at least 400, at least 425, at least 450, at least 475, at least 500 adenine nucleotides or more.
- the poly(A) tail comprises between 1 and 150 adenine nucleotides. In another embodiment, the poly(A) tail comprises between 90 and 120 adenine nucleotides. In some such embodiments, the poly(A) tail comprises one or more modified nucleosides.
- one or more modifications to the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein permit greater stability of the synthetic, modified RNA in a cell. To the extent that such modifications permit translation and either reduce or do not exacerbate a cell's innate immune or interferon response to the synthetic, modified RNA with the modification, such modifications are specifically contemplated for use herein.
- the greater the stability of a synthetic, modified RNA the more protein can be produced from that synthetic, modified RNA.
- the presence of AU-rich regions in mammalian mRNAs tend to destabilize transcripts, as cellular proteins are recruited to AU-rich regions to stimulate removal of the poly(A) tail of the transcript.
- a synthetic, modified RNA as described herein does not comprise an AU-rich region.
- the 3' UTR substantially lacks AUUUA sequence elements.
- a ligand alters the cellular uptake, intracellular targeting or half-life of a synthetic, modified RNA into which it is incorporated.
- a ligand provides an enhanced affinity for a selected target, e.g., molecule, cell or cell type, intracellular compartment, e.g., mitochondria, cytoplasm, peroxisome, lysosome, as, e.g., compared to a composition absent such a ligand.
- Preferred ligands do not interfere with expression of a polypeptide from the synthetic, modified RNA.
- the ligand can be a substance, e.g., a drug, which can increase the uptake of the synthetic, modified RNA or a composition thereof into the cell, for example, by disrupting the cell's cytoskeleton, e.g., by disrupting the cell's microtubules, microfilaments, and/or intermediate filaments.
- the drug can be, for example, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, cytochalasin, nocodazole, japlakinolide, latrunculin A, phalloidin, swinholide A, indanocine, or myoservin.
- the ligand is a moiety, e.g., a vitamin, which is taken up by a host cell.
- exemplary vitamins include vitamin A, E, and K.
- Other exemplary vitamins include B vitamin, e.g., folic acid, B12, riboflavin, biotin, pyridoxal or other vitamins or nutrients taken up, for example, by cancer cells.
- the ligand is a cell-permeation agent, preferably a helical cell-permeation agent.
- the agent is amphipathic.
- An exemplary agent is a peptide such as tat or antennopedia. If the agent is a peptide, it can be modified, including a peptidylmimetic, invertomers, non-peptide or pseudo-peptide linkages, and use of D-amino acids.
- the helical agent is preferably an alpha-helical agent, which preferably has a lipophilic and a lipophobic phase.
- a "cell permeation peptide” is capable of permeating a cell, e.g., a microbial cell, such as a bacterial or fungal cell, or a mammalian cell, such as a human cell.
- a microbial cell-permeating peptide can be, for example, an ⁇ -helical linear peptide (e.g., LL-37 or Ceropin P1), a disulfide bond-containing peptide (e.g., ⁇ -defensin, ⁇ -defensin or bactenecin), or a peptide containing only one or two dominating amino acids (e.g., PR-39 or indolicidin).
- a cell permeation peptide can be a bipartite amphipathic peptide, such as MPG, which is derived from the fusion peptide domain of HIV-1 gp41 and the NLS of SV40 large T antigen ( Simeoni et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 31:2717-2724, 2003 ).
- MPG bipartite amphipathic peptide
- RNAs described herein can be synthesized and/or modified by methods well established in the art, such as those described in " Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry,” Beaucage, S. L. et al. (Edrs.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., USA , which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Transcription methods are described further herein in the Examples.
- a template for a synthetic, modified RNA is synthesized using "splint-mediated ligation," which allows for the rapid synthesis of DNA constructs by controlled concatenation of long oligos and/or dsDNA PCR products and without the need to introduce restriction sites at the joining regions. It can be used to add generic untranslated regions (UTRs) to the coding sequences of genes during T7 template generation. Splint mediated ligation can also be used to add nuclear localization sequences to an open reading frame, and to make dominant-negative constructs with point mutations starting from a wild-type open reading frame.
- single-stranded and/or denatured dsDNA components are annealed to splint oligos which bring the desired ends into conjunction, the ends are ligated by a thermostable DNA ligase and the desired constructs amplified by PCR.
- a synthetic, modified RNA is then synthesized from the template using an RNA polymerase in vitro. After synthesis of a synthetic, modified RNA is complete, the DNA template is removed from the transcription reaction prior to use with the methods described herein.
- the synthetic, modified RNAs are further treated with an alkaline phosphatase.
- the invention includes embodiments in which the endpoints are included, embodiments in which both endpoints are excluded, and embodiments in which one endpoint is included and the other is excluded. It should be assumed that both endpoints are included unless indicated otherwise. Furthermore, it is to be understood that unless otherwise indicated or otherwise evident from the context and understanding of one of ordinary skill in the art, values that are expressed as ranges can assume any specific value or subrange within the stated ranges in different embodiments of the invention, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit of the range, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
- the invention includes embodiments that relate analogously to any intervening value or range defined by any two values in the series, and that the lowest value may be taken as a minimum and the greatest value may be taken as a maximum.
- Numerical values include values expressed as percentages. For any embodiment of the invention in which a numerical value is prefaced by "about” or “approximately”, the invention includes an embodiment in which the exact value is recited. For any embodiment of the invention in which a numerical value is not prefaced by "about” or “approximately”, the invention includes an embodiment in which the value is prefaced by "about” or “approximately”.
- a and/or B where A and B are different claim terms, generally means at least one of A, B, or both A and B.
- one sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to another sequence includes (i) one sequence which is complementary to the other sequence even though the one sequence may not necessarily hybridize to the other sequence under all conditions, (ii) one sequence which hybridizes to the other sequence even if the one sequence is not perfectly complementary to the other sequence, and (iii) sequences which are both complementary to and hybridize to the other sequence.
- compositions, methods, and respective component(s) thereof are used in reference to compositions, methods, and respective component(s) thereof, that are essential to the invention, yet open to the inclusion of unspecified elements, whether essential or not.
- the term "consisting essentially of” refers to those elements required for a given embodiment. The term permits the presence of additional elements that do not materially affect the basic and novel or functional characteristic(s) of that embodiment of the invention.
- compositions, methods, and respective components thereof as described herein, which are exclusive of any element not recited in that description of the embodiment.
- TALENs Transcription activator-like effector nucleases bind as a pair around a genomic site, in which a double-strand break (DSB) is introduced by a dimer of FokI nuclease domains.
- DLB double-strand break
- hPSCs human pluripotent stem cells
- the relative efficacies of CRISPRs and TALENs targeting the same genomic sites in the same hPSC lines was assessed with the use of the same delivery platform described previously ( Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013 )).
- the CAG promoter was used to co-translate (via a viral 2A peptide) each TALEN with green fluorescent protein (GFP) or red fluorescent protein (RFP).
- GFP green fluorescent protein
- RFP red fluorescent protein
- a human codon-optimized Cas9 gene was subcloned with a C-terminal nuclear localization signal ( Mali et al., Science 339:823-826 (2013 )) into the same CAG expression plasmid with GFP, and the guide RNA (gRNA) was separately expressed from a plasmid with the human U6 polymerase III promoter ( Mali et al., Science 339:823-826 (2013 )).
- the 20-nucleotide protospacer sequence for each gRNA was introduced using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods.
- gRNAs were designed matching G(N)19NGG sequences in seven loci in six genes (AKT2, CELSR2, CIITA, GLUT4, LINC00116, and SORT1) previously successfully targeted with TALENs ( Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013 )) and one additional locus in LDLR.
- CRISPRs consistently and substantially outperformed TALENs across loci and hPSC lines (see Table S1).
- the TALENs yielded clones with at least one mutant allele at efficiencies of 0%-34%, but matched CRISPRs yielded mutant clones at efficiencies of 51%-79% (Table S1).
- CRISPRs produced a variety of indels of sizes ranging from one nucleotide to several dozen nucleotides in size, centered on the predicted cleavage sites, suggesting that non-homologous end-joining mutagenesis occurs in the same way regardless of whether CRISPRs or TALENs are used. Moreover, CRISPRs readily generated homozygous mutant clones (7%-25% of all clones; Table S1) as discerned by sequencing.
- G(N)19NGG target sequence somewhat limits site selection. Because either DNA strand can be targeted, a target sequence occurs on average every 32 basepairs. This is no barrier for gene knockout, where any coding sequence can be targeted, but it may present difficulties when trying to knock in or correct a mutation at a specific location.
- the requirement for a G at the start of the protospacer is dictated by the use of the U6 promoter to express the gRNA, and alternative CRISPR/Cas systems can relieve this requirement ( Cong et al., Science 339:819-823 (2013 )). This allows for the use of (N)20NGG target sequences, which are found on average every 8 basepairs.
- CRISPRs are easier to implement than TALENs.
- Each TALEN pair must be constructed de novo, whereas for CRISPRs the Cas9 component is fixed and the gRNA requires only swapping of the 20-nucleotide protospacer.
- CRISPRs appear to be a very powerful and broadly applicable tool for genome editing, particularly in a therapeutic context.
- Example 2 Efficient targeting of clinically relevant genes in primary somatic cells
- CRISPR/Cas9 system has become the gold standard in targeted genome editing technology, due to its flexibility and high efficacy.
- This system is constituted by the Cas9 nuclease from the microbial type II CRISPR/Cas system, which is targeted to specific genomic loci by a 20-nucleotide region in a synthetic guide RNA molecule.
- Cas9 induces double strand breaks (DSBs) that are repaired mainly by error-prone non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) (Cong et al., 2013; Jinek et al., 2013; Mali et al., 2013).
- NHEJ error-prone non-homologous end joining
- CRISPR/Cas9 technology can be used to edit the genome of clinically relevant primary somatic cells with high efficiency, an essential step for the full realization of the promise of genome editing for regenerative medicine and transplantation therapies.
- the inventors sought to test the amenability of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit clinically relevant genes in primary somatic cells. For this purpose the inventors chose to target two therapy-related genes: CCR5, a co-receptor for HIV, in CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), and B2M, the accessory chain of MHC class I molecules, in CD4+ T cells.
- CCR5 a co-receptor for HIV
- HPCs hematopoietic progenitor cells
- B2M the accessory chain of MHC class I molecules
- the inventors transfected HEK293T cells with Cas9 and a series of CRISPR guide RNAs targeting the B2M locus and measured cutting efficiency based on SURVEYOR assays ( Fig. 4 ), as well as flow cytometry, taking advantage of the fact that B2M is a surface antigen. These experiments were performed only 72h post-transfection, in order to account for the half-life of B2M on the cell membrane. Of note, B2M surface expression was abrogated in up to 60% of transfected HEK293T cells ( Fig. 4 ). In addition, the inventors observed a wide variation of efficiency between individual guide RNAs, even if targeting the same exon.
- HPCs hematopoietic progenitor cells
- CD4 + T cells isolated from peripheral blood.
- B2M in 293T cells, Fig. 4 the same guide RNAs that resulted in up to 60% cutting efficiency in a cell line (B2M in 293T cells, Fig. 4 ) revealed ineffective in somatic cells ( Fig. 4 ).
- the inventors sought to determine whether genome editing efficacy in clinically relevant primary cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 system could be improved, hoping to achieve targeting efficiencies high enough to be potentially used in therapy.
- the inventors devised a double guide strategy, where two CRISPR guide RNAs targeting the same locus were delivered to cells simultaneously.
- the target polynucleotide sequence comprises a HPRT gene sequence.
- FIGS. 4A-4E demonstrate that the single guide strategy achieves high efficiency genome editing in cell lines, but not in clinically relevant primary somatic cells. In the two systems we used, the double guide strategy consistently and substantially outperformed the traditional single guide strategy in primary somatic cells. These results are demonstrated in FIGS. 5A-5E , which show that the double guide strategy achieves genome editing with high efficiency in clinically relevant cells.
- B2M is an accessory chain of the MHC class I proteins, being necessary for their expression on the cells surface.
- Primary blood cell electroporation Primary CD4+ T cells were isolated from leukopacs (MGH) using RosetteSep CD4 T cell enrichment cocktail (Stem Cell Technologies) and electroporated with endotoxin-free DNA using Amaxa T cell nucleofection kit (Lonza).
- 6-TG selection for HPRT deficiency 5*10 ⁇ 6 cells were used per electroporation, with 25ugCas9 and 12.5ug of each gRNA.
- Cas9 control a non-cutting gRNA was used to keep the total DNA amount the same.
- FACS sorting ended up being relatively similar at 5-8% GFP 48 hours after EP. Cells were plated out at 40,000 per 10cm plate per sample, and grown until colonies could clearly be seen.
- 30 uM 6-Thioguanine (6-TG) in mTESR e.g., at a concentration of 30 ⁇ m
- Table 2 shows the results from Table 1 above ranked according to editing efficiency.
- Table 2 gRNA Percentage 3+11 0.63 11 0.52 1+5 0.51 3+5 0.50 1+11 0.45 5 0.45 3+7 0.44 1+3 0.42 7+11 0.41 3 0.41 1 0.29 1+9 0.27 1+7 0.18 9 0.06 7 0.05 Cas9 0.00
- gRNAs used in the experiments are shown below:
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U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/808,594, filed April 4, 2013 - This invention was made with government support under R01-HL118744, R00-HL098364 and R01-DK095384 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.
- Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems are a new class of genome-editing tools that target desired genomic sites in mammalian cells. Recently published type II CRISPR/Cas systems use Cas9 nuclease that is targeted to a genomic site by complexing with a synthetic guide RNA that hybridizes to a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately preceding an NGG motif recognized by Cas9 (thus, a (N)20NGG target DNA sequence). This results in a double-strand break three nucleotides upstream of the NGG motif. The double strand break instigates either non-homologous end-joining, which is error-prone and conducive to frameshift mutations that knock out gene alleles, or homology-directed repair, which can be exploited with the use of an exogenously introduced double-strand or single-strand DNA repair template to knock in or correct a mutation in the genome. Thus, CRISPR/Cas systems could be useful tools for therapeutic applications, but unfortunately prior published reports have demonstrated an efficiency of allele targeting of only 2%-4% in human stem cells (Mali et al., Science 559:823-826 (2013)).
- Work described herein demonstrates methods of allele targeting using CRISPR/Cas systems resulting in mutant cells with efficiencies of up to 80%. In particular, work described herein surprisingly and unexpectedly demonstrates that a multiple guide strategy (e.g., using two or more ribonucleic acids which guide Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence) efficiently and effectively deletes target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4) in primary somatic cells (e.g., human blood cells, e.g., CD34+ and T cells), in contrast to a single guide strategy which has been demonstrated by the inventors to efficiently delete target polynucleotide sequences in cell lines (e.g., 293T) but not in primary somatic cells. These vastly improved methods permit CRISPR/Cas systems to be utilized effectively for the first time for therapeutic purposes. Methods of delivery of CRISPR/Cas systems to human stem cells are provided. In addition, methods of specifically identifying useful RNA guide sequences are provided, along with particular guide sequences useful in targeting specific genes (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4). Moreover, methods of treatment (e.g., methods of treating HIV infection) utilizing the compositions and methods disclosed herein are provided.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. In some embodiments, the functional domains form a complex.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. In some embodiments, the functional domains form a complex.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, the target motif is (N)20NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is (N)20NGG.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- In some embodiments, the alteration is an indel. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, each alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- In some embodiments, the cell is a peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hepatocyte.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig 2 . - In some embodiments, the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 5%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 10%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. In some embodiments, at least one of the ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid.
- In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- In some embodiments, the method further comprises selecting cells that express the Cas protein. In some embodiments, selecting cells comprises FACS. In some embodiments, FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises a modified ribonucleic acid comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 2 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some embodiments, the kit further comprises one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. In some embodiments, the kit further comprises a DNA repair template. - In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises an autologous primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell comprises an allogeneic primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is B2M. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprises multiple different portions of B2M. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences.
- In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5. In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences from SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4. In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CXCR4 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises B2M. In some embodiments, the cell comprises a primary cell. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to different sequences in the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences in the B2M gene. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in B2M.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- In some aspects, the invention provides, a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides, a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. In some embodiments, the functional domains form a complex. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. In some embodiments, the functional domains form a complex. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, the target motif is (N)20NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is (N)20NGG. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 or 304-333. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 or 304-333. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results. In some embodiments, the alteration is an indel. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- In some embodiments, each alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. In some embodiments, the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. In some embodiments, the cell is a peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hepatocyte. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary cell. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5.
- In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridizes to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offsets sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids comprise at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some embodiments, the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adj acent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. In some embodiments, at least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid. In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. In some embodiments, the method comprises selecting cells that express the Cas protein. In some embodiments, selecting cells comprises FACS. In some embodiments, FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some aspects, the disclosure provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some embodiments, at least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. In some embodiments, the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises a modified ribonucleic acid comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some embodiments, the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a detectable marker. In some embodiments, the composition includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein. In some embodiments, the composition includes a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. In some embodiments, the chimeric nucleic acid comprises at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some embodiments, the kit includes one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. In some aspects, the kit includes a DNA repair template.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some embodiments, cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells reduces the likelihood that the resulting cell or cells will trigger a host immune response when the cells are administered to the subject. In some aspects, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells. In some embodiments, the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises an infection. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises cancer.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells. In some embodiments, the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises an infection. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises cancer.
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Fig. 1 shows exemplary guide RNA sequences useful when the target polynucleotide sequence is human CCR5. -
Fig. 2 shows exemplary guide RNA sequences useful when the target polynucleotide sequence is human CXCR4. -
Fig. 3 shows an exemplary amino acid sequence of a Cas protein. Yellow highlights indicate Ruv-C-like domain. Underlining indicates HNH nuclease domain. -
Figs. 4A ,4B ,4C ,4D and4E demonstrate that a single guide strategy achieves high efficiency genome editing in cell lines, but not in clinically relevant primary somatic cells.Fig. 4A is a table showing CRISPR-targeting sites in the CCR5 locus (single guides), which were found by scanning the human chemokine receptor CCR5 gene for optimized guide RNA sequences using a CRISPR design program (available on the world wide web at http://CRISPR.mit.edu) (left panel). A total of 11 guide RNAs having a score greater than 50 was tested for editing efficiency in a K562 cell line.Fig. 4A (right panel) shows the editing efficiency of 7 of selected guides (% indels) was measured by a CEL surveyor assay.Fig. 4B shows a comparative analysis of genome-editing efficiency incell lines 293T, K562 (left two panels) and primary human CD34+ HSPCs (right two panels) illustrating inefficient genome editing efficiency in primary CD34+ cells. Cells were transfected with Cas9 (lane 1) together with guide RNA (lane 2) or expression plasmids (lane 3).Fig. 4C is a schematic illustrating CRISPR-targeting sites in the B2M locus (single guides).Fig. 4D shows the results of targeting the B2M locus with single guide RNAs in 293T cells.Fig. 4E shows the results of flow cytometry analysis using a single guide strategy targeting B2M in 293T cell, which demonstrate that B2M CRISPRs ablate B2M surface expression with high efficiency. -
Figs. 5A, 5B and 5C demonstrate that a double guide strategy achieves genome editing with high efficacy in clinically relevant cells.Fig. 5A shows that as compared to single guide (A or B), 2-guide combination (A+B) showed robust editing efficiency in targeting CCR5 in K562 cell line.Fig. 5B shows various guide combinations and spacing between each guide pair with orientation (upper panel). The PCR results (bottom left panel) and CEL assay (bottom right) show robust genome editing for tested guide pairs.Fig. 5C shows the results of PCR analysis indicating that with 2-guide combination wild-type Cas9 effectively deleted the DNA sequence between the two guides, in contrast to Nickase (D10A) which did not effectively delete the DNA sequence between the two guides.Fig. 5D is a schematic showing double B2M CRISPR combinations. -
Figs. 6A and 6B demonstrate effective genome-editing in human CD34+ HSPC using a two-guide approach.Fig. 6A is a representative gel picture showing efficient clonal deletion frequency using two guides. Clonal deletion efficiency was determined by PCR carried on individual colony grown on methyl cellulose.Fig. 6B is a Table showing data obtained from two independent clonal deletion experiments, which suggests efficacious genome-editing in primary human CD34+ cells using a two-guide approach. -
Figs. 7A, 7B and7C demonstrate that in contrast to primary cells, the double guide strategy does not improve B2M editing efficiency in 293T cells.Fig. 7A shows the gating strategy for flow cytometry analysis of 293T cells electroporated with 1 µg Cas9 plus either 0.5 µg gRNA or 0.25 µg + 0.25 µggRNA targeting B2M 72 hours post-transfection in a 6-well format.Fig. 7B shows the results of a SURVEYOR assay with B2M CRISPR gRNAs in 293T cells (72 h).Fig. 7C shows that the double guide strategy does not improve B2M cutting efficiency in 293T cells, in contrast to the double guide strategy which significantly improves B2M cutting efficiency in primary cells (Fig. 5 ). -
Figs. 8A, 8B ,8C and 8D demonstrate ablation of B2M surface expression in somatic cells (e.g., primary CD4+ T cells) using a double guide strategy.Fig. 8A shows the results of a flow cytometry analysis demonstrating B2M knock-out efficiency in CD4+ T cells (total live cells).Fig. 8B shows the results of a flow cytometry analysis demonstrating B2M knock-out efficiency in CD4+ T cells (gated on GFP+ cells).Fig. 8C shows a Table quantifying the results of a flow cytometry analysis demonstrating B2M knock-out efficiency in CD4+ T cells.Fig. 8D shows the results of a flow cytometry analysis of cells gated on live/7AAD neg/GFP+ cells, demonstrating that the double guide strategy results in ablation of B2M surface expression. - Work described herein demonstrates methods of allele targeting using CRISPR/Cas systems resulting in mutant cells with efficiencies of up to 80%. In particular, work described herein surprisingly and unexpectedly demonstrates that a multiple guide strategy (e.g., using two or more ribonucleic acids which guide Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence) efficiently and effectively deletes target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4) in primary somatic cells (e.g., human blood cells, e.g., CD34+ and T cells), in contrast to a single guide strategy which has been demonstrated by the inventors to efficiently delete target polynucleotide sequences in cell lines (e.g., 293T) but not in primary somatic cells. These vastly improved methods permit CRISPR/Cas systems to be utilized effectively for the first time for therapeutic purposes. Methods of delivery of CRISPR/Cas systems to human stem cells are provided. In addition, methods of specifically identifying useful RNA guide sequences are provided, along with particular guide sequences useful in targeting specific genes (e.g., B2M, HPRT, CCR5 and/or CXCR4). Moreover, methods of treatment (e.g., methods of treating HIV infection) utilizing the compositions and methods disclosed herein are provided. Moreover, methods of administering cells (e.g., methods of administering a cell that has a reduced likelihood of triggering a host immune response) utilizing the compositions and methods disclosed herein are provided.
- In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.
- An exemplary method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprises contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- As used herein, the term "contacting" (i.e., contacting a polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and/or ribonucleic acids) is intended to include incubating the Cas protein and/or the ribonucleic acids in the cell together in vitro (e.g., adding the Cas protein or nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein to cells in culture) or contacting a cell ex vivo. The step of contacting a target polynucleotide sequence with a Cas protein and/or ribonucleic acids as disclosed herein can be conducted in any suitable manner. For example, the cells may be treated in adherent culture, or in suspension culture. It is understood that the cells contacted with a Cas protein and/or ribonucleic acids as disclosed herein can also be simultaneously or subsequently contacted with another agent, such as a growth factor or other differentiation agent or environments to stabilize the cells, or to differentiate the cells further.
- In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subj ect.
- The terms "treat", "treating", "treatment", etc., as applied to an isolated cell, include subjecting the cell to any kind of process or condition or performing any kind of manipulation or procedure on the cell. As applied to a subject, the terms refer to providing a cell in which a target polynucleotide sequence has been altered ex vivo according to the methods described herein to an individual. The individual is usually ill or injured, or at increased risk of becoming ill relative to an average member of the population and in need of such attention, care, or management.
- As used herein, the term "treating" and "treatment" refers to administering to a subject an effective amount of cells with target polynucleotide sequences altered ex vivo according to the methods described herein so that the subject has a reduction in at least one symptom of the disease or an improvement in the disease, for example, beneficial or desired clinical results. For purposes of this invention, beneficial or desired clinical results include, but are not limited to, alleviation of one or more symptoms, diminishment of extent of disease, stabilized (i.e., not worsening) state of disease, delay or slowing of disease progression, amelioration or palliation of the disease state, and remission (whether partial or total) , whether detectable or undetectable. Treating can refer to prolonging survival as compared to expected survival if not receiving treatment. Thus, one of skill in the art realizes that a treatment may improve the disease condition, but may not be a complete cure for the disease. As used herein, the term "treatment" includes prophylaxis. Alternatively, treatment is "effective" if the progression of a disease is reduced or halted. "Treatment" can also mean prolonging survival as compared to expected survival if not receiving treatment. Those in need of treatment include those already diagnosed with a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence, as well as those likely to develop such a disorder due to genetic susceptibility or other factors.
- By "treatment," "prevention" or "amelioration" of a disease or disorder is meant delaying or preventing the onset of such a disease or disorder, reversing, alleviating, ameliorating, inhibiting, slowing down or stopping the progression, aggravation or deterioration the progression or severity of a condition associated with such a disease or disorder. In one embodiment, the symptoms of a disease or disorder are alleviated by at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 30%, at least 40%, or at least 50%.
- An exemplary method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject comprises (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- The present invention contemplates altering target polynucleotide sequences in any manner which is available to the skilled artisan utilizing a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention. Any CRISPR/Cas system that is capable of altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be used. Such CRISPR-Cas systems can employ a variety of Cas proteins (Haft et al. PLoS Comput Biol. 2005; 1(6)e60). The molecular machinery of such Cas proteins that allows the CRISPR/Cas system to alter target polynucleotide sequences in cells include RNA binding proteins, endo- and exo-nucleases, helicases, and polymerases. In some embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas system is a CRISPR type I system. In some embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas system is a CRISPR type II system.
- The CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to alter a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. The present invention contemplates altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell for any purpose. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to produce a mutant cell. As used herein, a "mutant cell" refers to a cell with a resulting genotype that differs from its original genotype. In some instances, a "mutant cell" exhibits a mutant phenotype, for example when a normally functioning gene is altered using the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention. In other instances, a "mutant cell" exhibits a wild-type phenotype, for example when a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention is used to correct a mutant genotype. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to correct or repair a genetic mutation (e.g., to restore a normal phenotype to the cell). In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is altered to induce a genetic mutation (e.g., to disrupt the function of a gene or genomic element).
- In some embodiments, the alteration is an indel. As used herein, "indel" refers to a mutation resulting from an insertion, deletion, or a combination thereof. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, an indel in a coding region of a genomic sequence will result in a frameshift mutation, unless the length of the indel is a multiple of three. In some embodiments, the alteration is a point mutation. As used herein, "point mutation" refers to a substitution that replaces one of the nucleotides. A CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention can be used to induce an indel of any length or a point mutation in a target polynucleotide sequence.
- In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof. Knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof using a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention can be useful for a variety of applications. For example, knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be performed in vitro for research purposes. For ex vivo purposes, knocking out a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell can be useful for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., by knocking out a mutant allele in a cell ex vivo and introducing those cells comprising the knocked out mutant allele into a subject).
- As used herein, "knock out" includes deleting all or a portion of the target polynucleotide sequence in a way that interferes with the function of the target polynucleotide sequence. For example, a knock out can be achieved by altering a target polynucleotide sequence by inducing an indel in the target polynucleotide sequence in a functional domain of the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., a DNA binding domain). Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate how to use the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention to knock out a target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof based upon the details described herein.
- In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence. The terms "decrease," "reduced," "reduction," and "decrease" are all used herein generally to mean a decrease by a statistically significant amount. However, for avoidance of doubt, decrease," "reduced," "reduction," "decrease" means a decrease by at least 10% as compared to a reference level, for example a decrease by at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, or at least about 40%, or at least about 50%, or at least about 60%, or at least about 70%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or up to and including a 100% decrease (i.e. absent level as compared to a reference sample), or any decrease between 10-100% as compared to a reference level.
- The terms "increased" ,"increase" or "enhance" or "activate" are all used herein to generally mean an increase by a statically significant amount; for the avoidance of any doubt, the terms "increased", "increase" or "enhance" or "activate" means an increase of at least 10% as compared to a reference level, for example an increase of at least about 20%, or at least about 30%, or at least about 40%, or at least about 50%, or at least about 60%, or at least about 70%, or at least about 80%, or at least about 90% or up to and including a 100% increase or any increase between 10-100% as compared to a reference level, or at least about a 2-fold, or at least about a 3-fold, or at least about a 4-fold, or at least about a 5-fold or at least about a 10-fold increase, or any increase between 2-fold and 10-fold or greater as compared to a reference level.
- The term "statistically significant" or "significantly" refers to statistical significance and generally means a two standard deviation (2SD) below normal, or lower, concentration of the marker. The term refers to statistical evidence that there is a difference. It is defined as the probability of making a decision to reject the null hypothesis when the null hypothesis is actually true. The decision is often made using the p-value.
- In some embodiments, the alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, the alteration is a heterozygous alteration.
- In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence. The CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to correct any type of mutation or error in a target polynucleotide sequence. For example, the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to insert a nucleotide sequence that is missing from a target polynucleotide sequence due to a deletion. The CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can also be used to delete or excise a nucleotide sequence from a target polynucleotide sequence due to an insertion mutation. In some instances, the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to replace an incorrect nucleotide sequence with a correct nucleotide sequence (e.g., to restore function to a target polynucleotide sequence that is impaired due to a loss of function mutation, i.e., a SNP).
- The CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can alter target polynucleotides with surprisingly high efficiency as compared to conventional CRISPR/Cas systems. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 5%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is at least about 10%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 10% to about 80%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 30% to about 80%. In certain embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration is greater than or equal to about 80%.
- The CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to alter any target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that desirable target polynucleotide sequences to be altered in any particular cell may correspond to any genomic sequence for which expression of the genomic sequence is associated with a disorder or otherwise facilitates entry of a pathogen into the cell. For example, a desirable target polynucleotide sequence to alter in a cell may be a polynucleotide sequence corresponding to a genomic sequence which contains a disease associated single polynucleotide polymorphism. In such example, the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to correct the disease associated SNP in a cell by replacing it with a wild-type allele. As another example, a polynucleotide sequence of a target gene which is responsible for entry or proliferation of a pathogen into a cell may be a suitable target for deletion or insertion to disrupt the function of the target gene to prevent the pathogen from entering the cell or proliferating inside the cell.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a human genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a mammalian genomic sequence. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a vertebrate genomic sequence.
- In some embodiments, a target polynucleotide sequence is a pathogenic genomic sequence. Exemplary pathogenic genomic sequences include, but are not limited to a viral genomic sequence, a bacterial genomic sequence, a fungal genomic sequence, a toxin genomic sequence, or a parasitic genomic sequence. In such embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can be used to disrupt the function of a pathogen (e.g., to treat or prevent an infection by the pathogen) by cleaving a genomic sequence of the pathogen (e.g., a genomic sequence that is critical for entry into a cell, or responsible for multiplication, growth or survival once the pathogen is inside a cell).
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is beta-2-microglobulin (B2M; Gene ID: 567). The B2M polynucleotide sequence encodes a serum protein associated with the heavy chain of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules which are expressed on the surface of virtually all nucleated cells. B2M protein comprises a beta-pleated sheet structure that has been found to form amyloid fibrils in certain pathological conditions. The B2M gene has 4 exons which span approximately 8 kb. B2M has been observed in the serum of normal individuals and in elevated amounts in urine from patients having Wilson disease, cadmium poisoning, and various conditions leading to renal tubular dysfunction. Other pathological conditions known to be associated with the B2M include, without limitation, a homozygous mutation (e.g., ala11pro) in the B2M gene has been reported in individuals having familial hypercatabolic hypoproteinemia, a heterozygous mutation (e.g., asp76asn) in the B2M gene has been reported in individuals having familial visceral amyloidosis
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of B2M.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase 1 (HPRT1; Gene ID: 3251).
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5 (Gene ID: 1234, also known as CC-CKR-5, CCCKRS, CCR-5, CD195, CKR-5, CKR5, CMKBR5, and IDDM22). In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of CCR5. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of CCR5. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of CCR5.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4 (Gene ID: 7852, also known as FB22; HM89; LAP3; LCR1; NPYR; WHIM; CD184; LESTR; NPY3R; NPYRL; HSY3RR; NPYY3R; and D2S201E). In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a variant of CXCR4. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is a homolog of CXCR4. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is an ortholog of CXCR4.It should be appreciated that the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention can cleave target polynucleotide sequences in a variety of ways. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- The methods of the present invention can be used to alter any target polynucleotide sequence in a cell, as long as the target polynucleotide sequence in the cell contains a suitable target motif that allows at least one ribonucleic acid of the CRISPR/Cas system to direct the Cas protein to and hybridize to the target motif. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the target motif for targeting a particular polynucleotide depends on the CRISPR/Cas system being used, and the sequence of the polynucleotide to be targeted.
- In some embodiments, the target motif is at least 20 bp in length. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, the target motif is (N)20NGG.
- The target motifs of the present invention can be selected to minimize off-target effects of the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that a variety of techniques can be used to select suitable target motifs for minimizing off-target effects (e.g., bioinformatics analyses).
- In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the CRISPR/Cas systems of the present invention utilize homology-directed repair to correct target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. The exogenously introduced DNA repair template can be single-stranded or double-stranded. The DNA repair template can be of any length. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the length of any particular DNA repair template will depend on the target polynucleotide sequence that is to be corrected. The DNA repair template can be designed to repair or replace any target polynucleotide sequence, particularly target polynucleotide sequences comprising disease associated polymorphisms (e.g., SNPs). For example, homology-directed repair of a mutant allele comprising such SNPs can be achieved with a CRISPR/Cas system by selecting two target motifs which flank the mutant allele, and an designing a DNA repair template to match the wild-type allele.
- In some embodiments, a CRISPR/Cas system of the present invention includes a Cas protein and at least one to two one ribonucleic acids that are capable of directing the Cas protein to and hybridizing to a target motif of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- As used herein, "protein" and "polypeptide" are used interchangeably to refer to a series of amino acid residues joined by peptide bonds (i.e., a polymer of amino acids) and include modified amino acids (e.g., phosphorylated, glycated, glycosolated, etc.) and amino acid analogs. Exemplary polypeptides or proteins include gene products, naturally occurring proteins, homologs, paralogs, fragments and other equivalents, variants, and analogs of the above.
- In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises one or more amino acid substitutions or modifications. In some embodiments, the one or more amino acid substitutions comprises a conservative amino acid substitution. In some instances, substitutions and/or modifications can prevent or reduce proteolytic degradation and/or extend the half-life of the polypeptide in a cell. In some embodiments, the Cas protein can comprise a peptide bond replacement (e.g., urea, thiourea, carbamate, sulfonyl urea, etc.). In some embodiments, the Cas protein can comprise a naturally occurring amino acid. In some embodiments, the Cas protein can comprise an alternative amino acid (e.g., D-amino acids, beta-amino acids, homocysteine, phosphoserine, etc.). In some embodiments, a Cas protein can comprise a modification to include a moiety (e.g., PEGylation, glycosylation, lipidation, acetylation, end-capping, etc.).
- In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a core Cas protein. Exemplary Cas core proteins include, but are not limited to Cas1, Cas2, Cas3, Cas4, Cas5, Cas6, Cas7, Cas8 and Cas9. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of an E. coli subtype (also known as CASS2). Exemplary Cas proteins of the E. Coli subtype include, but are not limited to Cse1, Cse2, Cse3, Cse4, and CasSe. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Ypest subtype (also known as CASS3). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Ypest subtype include, but are not limited to Csy1, Csy2, Csy3, and Csy4. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Nmeni subtype (also known as CASS4). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Nmeni subtype include, but are not limited to Csn1 and Csn2. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Dvulg subtype (also known as CASS1). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Dvulg subtype include Csd1, Csd2, and Cas5d. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Tneap subtype (also known as CASS7). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Tneap subtype include, but are not limited to, Cst1, Cst2, Cas5t. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Hmari subtype. Exemplary Cas proteins of the Hmari subtype include, but are not limited to Csh1, Csh2, and Cas5h. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Apern subtype (also known as CASS5). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Apern subtype include, but are not limited to Csa1, Csa2, Csa3, Csa4, Csa5, and Cas5a. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a Cas protein of the Mtube subtype (also known as CASS6). Exemplary Cas proteins of the Mtube subtype include, but are not limited to Csm1, Csm2, Csm3, Csm4, and CsmS. In some embodiments, a Cas protein comprises a RAMP module Cas protein. Exemplary RAMP module Cas proteins include, but are not limited to, Cmr1, Cmr2, Cmr3, Cmr4, Cmr5, and Cmr6.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is a Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof. Cas9 protein is a member of the type II CRISPR systems which typically include a trans-coded small RNA (tracrRNA), endogenous ribonuclease 3 (rnc) and a Cas protein.
Cas 9 protein (also known as CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9/Csn1) is a polypeptide comprising 1368 amino acids. An exemplary amino acid sequence of a Cas9 protein (SEQ ID NO: 334) is shown inFigure 3 .Cas 9 contains 2 enconuclease domains, including an RuvC-like domain (residues 7-22, 759-766 and 982-989) which cleaves target DNA that is noncomplementary to crRNA, and an HNH nuclease domain (residues 810-872) which cleave target DNA complementary to crRNA. InFigure 3 , the RuvC-like domain is highlighted in yellow and the HNH nuclease domain is underlined. - As used herein, "functional portion" refers to a portion of a peptide which retains its ability to complex with at least one ribonucleic acid (e.g., guide RNA (gRNA)) and cleave a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. In some embodiments, the functional domains form a complex.
- In some embodiments, a functional portion of the Cas9 protein comprises a functional portion of a RuvC-like domain. In some embodiments, a functional portion of the Cas9 protein comprises a functional portion of the HNH nuclease domain.
- It should be appreciated that the present invention contemplates various of ways of contacting a target polynucleotide sequence with a Cas protein (e.g., Cas9). In some embodiments, exogenous Cas protein can be introduced into the cell in polypeptide form. In certain embodiments, Cas proteins can be conjugated to or fused to a cell-penetrating polypeptide or cell-penetrating peptide. As used herein, "cell-penetrating polypeptide" and "cell-penetrating peptide" refers to a polypeptide or peptide, respectively, which facilitates the uptake of molecule into a cell. The cell-penetrating polypeptides can contain a detectable label.
- In certain embodiments, Cas proteins can be conjugated to or fused to a charged protein (e.g., that carries a positive, negative or overall neutral electric charge). Such linkage may be covalent. In some embodiments, the Cas protein can be fused to a superpositively charged GFP to significantly increase the ability of the Cas protein to penetrate a cell (Cronican et al. ACS Chem Biol.2010;5(8):747-52).
- In certain embodiments, the Cas protein can be fused to a protein transduction domain (PTD) to facilitate its entry into a cell. Exemplary PTDs include Tat, oligoarginine, and penetratin.
- In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a cell-penetrating peptide. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a PTD. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a tat domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to an oligoarginine domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a penetratin domain. In some embodiments, the Cas9 protein comprises a Cas9 polypeptide fused to a superpositively charged GFP.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein can be introduced into a cell containing the target polynucleotide sequence in the form of a nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein (e.g., Cas9). The process of introducing the nucleic acids into cells can be achieved by any suitable technique. Suitable techniques include calcium phosphate or lipid-mediated transfection, electroporation, and transduction or infection using a viral vector. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises DNA. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises a modified DNA, as described herein. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises mRNA. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises a modified mRNA, as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA).
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is complexed with two ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid, as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA).
- The methods of the present invention contemplate the use of any ribonucleic acid that is capable of directing a Cas protein to and hybridizing to a target motif of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises tracrRNA. In some embodiments, at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises CRISPR RNA (crRNA). In some embodiments, at least one of the ribonucleic acids comprises a guide RNA that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. In some embodiments, both of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise a guide RNA that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell.The ribonucleic acids of the present invention can be selected to hybridize to a variety of different target motifs, depending on the particular CRISPR/Cas system employed, and the sequence of the target polynucleotide, as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. The one to two ribonucleic acids can also be selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs.
- In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 2 . In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises guide RNAs that directs the Cas protein to and hybridizes to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which are complementary to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, the two guide RNA sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprising RNA sequences which hybridize to two different offset sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences on the same strand of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences on the opposite strands of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are not complementary to and/or do not hybrize to sequences on the opposite strands of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to overlapping target motifs of a target polynucleotide sequence. In some embodiments, the two ribonucleic acids (e.g., guide RNAs) are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset target motifs of a target polynucleotide sequence.
- The present invention also contemplates multiplex genomic editing. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the description above with respect to genomic editing of a single gene is equally applicable to the multiplex genomic editing embodiments described below.
- In another aspect, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell.
- An exemplary method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprises contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject.
- An exemplary method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject comprises (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- As used herein, the terms "administering," "introducing" and "transplanting" are used interchangeably in the context of the placement of cells, e.g. cells described herein comprising a target polynucleotide sequence altered according to the methods of the invention into a subject, by a method or route which results in at least partial localization of the introduced cells at a desired site. The cells can be implanted directly to the desired site, or alternatively be administered by any appropriate route which results in delivery to a desired location in the subject where at least a portion of the implanted cells or components of the cells remain viable. The period of viability of the cells after administration to a subject can be as short as a few hours, e. g. twenty-four hours, to a few days, to as long as several years. In some instances, the cells can also be administered a location other than the desired site, such as in the liver or subcutaneously, for example, in a capsule to maintain the implanted cells at the implant location and avoid migration of the implanted cells.
- For ex vivo methods, cells can include autologous cells, i.e., a cell or cells taken from a subject who is in need of altering a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or cells (i.e., the donor and recipient are the same individual). Autologous cells have the advantage of avoiding any immunologically-based rejection of the cells. Alternatively, the cells can be heterologous, e.g., taken from a donor. The second subject can be of the same or different species. Typically, when the cells come from a donor, they will be from a donor who is sufficiently immunologically compatible with the recipient, i.e., will not be subject to transplant rejection, to lessen or remove the need for immunosuppression. In some embodiments, the cells are taken from a xenogeneic source, i.e., a non-human mammal that has been genetically engineered to be sufficiently immunologically compatible with the recipient, or the recipient's species. Methods for determining immunological compatibility are known in the art, and include tissue typing to assess donor-recipient compatibility for HLA and ABO determinants. See, e.g., Transplantation Immunology, Bach and Auchincloss, Eds. (Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated 1994).
- Any suitable cell culture media can be used for ex vivo methods of the invention.
- The terms "subject" and "individual" are used interchangeably herein, and refer to an animal, for example, a human from whom cells can be obtained and/or to whom treatment, including prophylactic treatment, with the cells as described herein, is provided. For treatment of those infections, conditions or disease states which are specific for a specific animal such as a human subject, the term subject refers to that specific animal. The "non-human animals" and "non-human mammals" as used interchangeably herein, includes mammals such as rats, mice, rabbits, sheep, cats, dogs, cows, pigs, and non-human primates. The term "subject" also encompasses any vertebrate including but not limited to mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. However, advantageously, the subject is a mammal such as a human, or other mammals such as a domesticated mammal, e.g. dog, cat, horse, and the like, or production mammal, e.g. cow, sheep, pig, and the like.
- In some embodiments, the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences. In some embodiments, the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences. In some embodiments, each alteration is a homozygous alteration. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 5% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 10% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 30% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%. In some embodiments, the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from greater than or equal to about 80%.
- In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results. In some embodiments, each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of B2M. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4. In some embodiments, the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each target motif is G(N)19NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is (N)20NGG. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each target motif comprises a different DNA sequence comprising at least two nucleotide mismatches compared to a DNA sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- In some embodiments, subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences, homology-directed repair occurs. In some embodiments, homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. In some embodiments, exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. In some embodiments, exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein (e.g., Cas9) is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids. In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence (e.g., multiple alterations of a single target polynucleotide sequence). In some embodiments, the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequences (e.g., one or more alterations of multiple target polynucleotide sequences). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs.
- In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig 2 . - In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (FIG. 2 ). - In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- It should be appreciated that any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids can be expressed from a plasmid. In some embodiments, any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells (e.g., human stem cells). In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- In some embodiments, the methods of the present invention further comprise selecting cells that express the Cas protein. The present invention contemplates any suitable method for selecting cells. In some embodiments, selecting cells comprises FACS. In some embodiments, FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- The present invention contemplates treating and/or preventing a variety of disorders which are associated with expression of a target polynucleotide sequences. It should be appreciated that the methods and compositions described herein can be used to treat or prevent disorders associated with increased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence, as well as decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell. Increased and decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence includes circumstances where the expression levels of the target polynucleotide sequence are increased or decreased, respectively, as well as circumstances in which the function and/or level of activity of an expression product of the target polynucleotide sequence increases or decreases, respectively, compared to normal expression and/or activity levels. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that treating or preventing a disorder associated with increased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence can be assessed by determining whether the levels and/or activity of the target polynucleotide sequence (or an expression product thereof) are decreased in a relevant cell after contacting a cell with a composition described herein. The skilled artisan will also appreciate that treating or preventing a disorder associated with decreased expression of a target polynucleotide sequence can be assessed by determining whether the levels and/or activity of the target polynucleotide sequence (or an expression product thereof) are increased in the relevant cell after contacting a cell with a composition described herein.
- In some embodiments, the disorder is a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a monogenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a multigenic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder is a disorder associated with one or more SNPs. Exemplary disorders associated with one or more SNPs include a complex disease described in
U.S. Patent No. 7,627,436 , Alzheimer's disease as described inPCT International Application Publication No. WO/2009/112882 , inflammatory diseases as described inU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0039918 , polycystic ovary syndrome as described inU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0309642 , cardiovascular disease as described inU.S. Patent No. 7,732,139 , Huntington's disease as described inU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2012/0136039 , thromboembolic disease as described in European Patent Application Publication No.EP2535424 , neurovascular diseases as described inPCT International Application Publication No. WO/2012/001613 , psychosis as described inU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2010/0292211 , multiple sclerosis as described inU.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2011/0319288 , schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder as described inPCT International Application Publication No. WO/2006/023719A2 , bipolar disorder and other ailments as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.U.S. 2011/0104674 , colorectal cancer as described inPCT International Application Publication No. WO/2006/104370A1 , a disorder associated with a SNP adjacent to the AKT1 gene locus as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.U.S. 2006/0204969 , an eating disorder as described inPCT International Application Publication No. WO/2003/012143A1 , autoimmune disease as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No.U.S. 2007/0269827 , fibrostenosing disease in patients with Crohn's disease as described inU.S. Patent No. 7,790,370 , and Parkinson's disease as described inU.S. Patent No. 8,187,811 , each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Other disorders associated with one or more SNPs which can be treated or prevented according to the methods of the present invention will be apparent to the skilled artisan. - In some embodiments, the disorder is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In some embodiments, the disorder is acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- The methods of the present invention are capable of altering target polynucleotide sequences in a variety of different cells. In some embodiments, the methods of the present invention are used to alter target polynucleotide sequences in cells ex vivo for subsequent introduction into a subject. In some embodiments, the cell is a peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD4+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a CD4+ T cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a hepatocyte. In some embodiments, the cell is a human pluripotent cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary human cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD34+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC). In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD4+ cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a primary CD4+ T cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an autologous primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an autologous primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an allogeneic primary cell. In some embodiments, the cell is an allogeneic primary somatic cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a nucleated cell. In some embodiments, the cell is a non-transformed cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a cancer cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a tumor cell. In some embodiments, the cell is not a transformed cell.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- The present invention also provides compositions comprising Cas proteins of the present invention or functional portions thereof, nucleic acids encoding the Cas proteins or functional portions thereof, and ribonucleic acid sequences which direct Cas proteins to and hybridize to target motifs of target polynucleotides in a cell.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, at least one of the ribonucleic acids in the composition is a modified ribonucleic acid as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified ribonucleic acid, e.g., comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate, or any other modified nucleotides or modifications described herein).
- In some embodiments, a composition of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, a composition of the present invention comprises nucleic acid sequence encoding Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein (e.g., Cas9) comprises a modified ribonucleic acid as described herein (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA described herein, e.g., comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thiouridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate or any other modified nucleotides or modifications described herein).
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig. 1 ).In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with single nucleotide mismatches to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences with single nucleotide mismatches to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 (Fig 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig 1 ). In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 (Fig 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and two guide ribonucleic acids comprising SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333. In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch compared to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- In some aspects, the present invention provides a composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some embodiments, a composition of the present invention comprises a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein. In some embodiments, a composition of the present invention comprises a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is optimized for increased expression in primary human cells. In some embodiments, the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter.
- In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- The present invention also provides kits for practicing any of the methods of the present invention, as well as kits comprising the compositions of the present invention, and instructions for using the kits for altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell.
- In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-139 (
Fig. 1 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297 (
Fig. 2 ). - In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 298-303. In some embodiments, the at least two ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NO: 298-303 are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset target sequences.
- In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- In some aspects, the present invention comprises a kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences each of which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 304-333.
- In some embodiments, the kit comprises one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. In some embodiments, the kit comprises a DNA repair template.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- B2M is an accessory chain of the MHC class I proteins which is necessary for the expression of MHC class I proteins on the surface of cells. It is believed that engineering cells (e.g., mutant cells) devoid of surface MHC class I may reduce the likelihood that the engineered cells will be detected by cytotoxic T cells when the engineered cells are administered to a host. Accordingly, in some embodiments, cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells reduces the likelihood that the resulting cell or cells will trigger a host immune response when the cells are administered to the subject.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- It is contemplated that the methods of administering cells can be adapted for any purpose in which administering such cells is desirable. In some embodiments, the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder. For example, the subject may be suffering from a disorder in which the particular cells are decreased in function or number, and it may be desirable to administer functional cells obtained from a healthy or normal individual in which the particular cells are functioning properly and to administer an adequate number of those healthy cells to the individual to restore the function provided by those cells (e.g., hormone producing cells which have decreased in cell number or function, immune cells which have decreased in cell number or function, etc.). In such instances, the healthy cells can be engineered to decrease the likelihood of host rejection of the healthy cells. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises a genetic disorder. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises an infection. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs. In some embodiments, the disorder comprises cancer.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- In some aspects, the invention provides a method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells. As used herein "nucleic acid," in its broadest sense, includes any compound and/or substance that comprise a polymer of nucleotides linked via a phosphodiester bond. Exemplary nucleic acids include ribonucleic acids (RNAs), deoxyribonucleic acids (DNAs), threose nucleic acids (TNAs), glycol nucleic acids (GNAs), peptide nucleic acids (PNAs), locked nucleic acids (LNAs) or hybrids thereof. They may also include RNAi-inducing agents, RNAi agents, siRNAs, shRNAs, miRNAs, antisense RNAs, ribozymes, catalytic DNA, tRNA, RNAs that induce triple helix formation, aptamers, vectors, etc. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid encoding the Cas protein is an mRNA. In some embodiments, the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid (e.g., a synthetic, modified mRNA described herein).
- The present invention contemplates the use of any nucleic acid modification available to the skilled artisan. The nucleic acids of the present invention can include any number of modifications. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid comprises one or more modifications selected from the group consisting of pyridin-4-one ribonucleoside, 5-aza-uridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine, 2-thiouridine, 4-thio-pseudouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 5-hydroxyuridine, 3-methyluridine, 5-carboxymethyl-uridine, 1-carboxymethyl-pseudouridine, 5-propynyl-uridine, 1-propynyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyluridine, 1-taurinomethyl-pseudouridine, 5-taurinomethyl-2-thio-uridine, 1-taurinomethyl-4-thio-uridine, 5-methyl-uridine, 1-methyl-pseudouridine, 4-thio-1 -methyl-pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, dihydrouridine, dihydropseudouridine, 2-thio-dihydrouridine, 2-thio-dihydropseudouridine, 2-methoxyuridine, 2-methoxy-4-thio-uridine, 4-methoxy-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-2-thio-pseudouridine, 5-aza-cytidine, pseudoisocytidine, 3-methyl-cytidine, N4-acetylcytidine, 5-formylcytidine, N4-methylcytidine, 5-hydroxymethylcytidine, 1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, pyrrolo-cytidine, pyrrolo-pseudoisocytidine, 2-thio-cytidine, 2-thio-5-methyl-cytidine, 4-thio-pseudoisocytidine, 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, 4-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudoisocytidine, 1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudoisocytidine, zebularine, 5-aza-zebularine, 5-methyl-zebularine, 5-aza-2-thio-zebularine, 2-thio-zebularine, 2-methoxy-cytidine, 2-methoxy-5-methyl-cytidine, 4-methoxy-pseudoisocytidine, 4-methoxy-1-methyl-pseudoisocytidine, 2-aminopurine, 2,6-diaminopurine, 7-deaza-adenine, 7-deaza-8-aza-adenine, 7-deaza-2-aminopurine, 7-deaza-8-aza-2-aminopurine, 7-deaza-2,6-diaminopurine, 7-deaza-8-aza-2,6-diaminopurine, 1-methyladenosine, N6-methyladenosine, N6-isopentenyladenosine, N6-(cis-hydroxyisopentenyl)adenosine, 2-methylthio-N6-(cis-hydroxyisopentenyl)adenosine, N6-glycinylcarbamoyladenosine, N6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine, 2-methylthio-N6-threonyl carbamoyladenosine, N6,N6-dimethyladenosine, 7-methyladenine, 2-methylthio-adenine, and 2-methoxy-adenine, inosine, 1-methyl-inosine, wyosine, wybutosine, 7-deaza-guanosine, 7-deaza-8-aza-guanosine, 6-thio-guanosine, 6-thio-7-deaza-guanosine, 6-thio-7-deaza-8-aza-guanosine, 7-methyl-guanosine, 6-thio-7-methyl-guanosine, 7-methylinosine, 6-methoxy-guanosine, 1-methylguanosine, N2-methylguanosine, N2,N2-dimethylguanosine, 8-oxo-guanosine, 7-methyl-8-oxo-guanosine, 1-methyl-6-thio-guanosine, N2-methyl-6-thio-guanosine, and N2,N2-dimethyl-6-thio-guanosine, and combinations thereof.
- Preparation of modified nucleosides and nucleotides used in the manufacture or synthesis of modified RNAs of the present invention can involve the protection and deprotection of various chemical groups. The need for protection and deprotection, and the selection of appropriate protecting groups can be readily determined by one skilled in the art.
- The chemistry of protecting groups can be found, for example, in Greene, et al., Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, 2d. Ed., Wiley & Sons, 1991, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
- Modified nucleosides and nucleotides can be prepared according to the synthetic methods described in Ogata et al. Journal of Organic Chemistry 74:2585-2588, 2009; Purmal et al. Nucleic Acids Research 22(1): 72-78, 1994; Fukuhara et al. Biochemistry 1(4): 563-568, 1962; and Xu et al. Tetrahedron 48(9): 1729-1740, 1992, each of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- Modified nucleic acids (e.g., ribonucleic acids) need not be uniformly modified along the entire length of the molecule. Different nucleotide modifications and/or backbone structures may exist at various positions in the nucleic acid. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the nucleotide analogs or other modification(s) may be located at any position(s) of a nucleic acid such that the function of the nucleic acid is not substantially decreased. A modification may also be a 5' or 3' terminal modification. The nucleic acids may contain at a minimum one and at maximum 100% modified nucleotides, or any intervening percentage, such as at least 50% modified nucleotides, at least 80% modified nucleotides, or at least 90% modified nucleotides.
- In some embodiments, at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, each of the one to two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, at least one of the multiple ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid. In some embodiments, a plurality of the multiple ribonucleic acids are modified. In some embodiments, each of the multiple ribonucleic acids are modified. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the modified ribonucleic acids can include one or more of the nucleic acid modification described herein.
- In some aspects, provided herein are synthetic, modified RNA molecules encoding polypeptides, where the synthetic, modified RNA molecules comprise one or more modifications, such that introducing the synthetic, modified RNA molecules to a cell results in a reduced innate immune response relative to a cell contacted with synthetic RNA molecules encoding the polypeptides not comprising the one or more modifications. In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a synthetic, modified RNA molecule encoding a Cas protein. In some embodiments, the Cas protein comprises a synthetic, modified RNA molecule encoding a Cas9 protein.
- The synthetic, modified RNAs described herein include modifications to prevent rapid degradation by endo- and exo-nucleases and to avoid or reduce the cell's innate immune or interferon response to the RNA. Modifications include, but are not limited to, for example, (a) end modifications, e.g., 5' end modifications (phosphorylation dephosphorylation, conjugation, inverted linkages, etc.), 3' end modifications (conjugation, DNA nucleotides, inverted linkages, etc.), (b) base modifications, e.g., replacement with modified bases, stabilizing bases, destabilizing bases, or bases that base pair with an expanded repertoire of partners, or conjugated bases, (c) sugar modifications (e.g., at the 2' position or 4' position) or replacement of the sugar, as well as (d) internucleoside linkage modifications, including modification or replacement of the phosphodiester linkages. To the extent that such modifications interfere with translation (i.e., results in a reduction of 50% or more in translation relative to the lack of the modification-e.g., in a rabbit reticulocyte in vitro translation assay), the modification is not suitable for the methods and compositions described herein. Specific examples of synthetic, modified RNA compositions useful with the methods described herein include, but are not limited to, RNA molecules containing modified or non-natural internucleoside linkages. Synthetic, modified RNAs having modified internucleoside linkages include, among others, those that do not have a phosphorus atom in the internucleoside linkage. In other embodiments, the synthetic, modified RNA has a phosphorus atom in its internucleoside linkage(s).
- Non-limiting examples of modified internucleoside linkages include phosphorothioates, chiral phosphorothioates, phosphorodithioates, phosphotriesters, aminoalkylphosphotriesters, methyl and other alkyl phosphonates including 3'-alkylene phosphonates and chiral phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphoramidates including 3'-amino phosphoramidate and aminoalkylphosphoramidates, thionophosphoramidates, thionoalkylphosphonates, thionoalkylphosphotriesters, and boranophosphates having normal 3'-5' linkages, 2'-5' linked analogs of these, and those) having inverted polarity wherein the adjacent pairs of nucleoside units are linked 3'-5' to 5'-3' or 2'-5' to 5'-2'. Various salts, mixed salts and free acid forms are also included.
- Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of the above phosphorus-containing linkages include, but are not limited to,
U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,687,808 ;4,469,863 ;4,476,301 ;5,023,243 ;5,177,195 ;5,188,897 ;5,264,423 ;5,276,019 ;5,278,302 ;5,286,717 ;5,321,131 ;5,399,676 ;5,405,939 ;5,453,496 ;5,455,233 ;5,466,677 ;5,476,925 ;5,519,126 ;5,536,821 ;5,541,316 ;5,550,111 ;5,563,253 ;5,571,799 ;5,587,361 ;5,625,050 ;6,028,188 ;6,124,445 ;6,160,109 ;6,169,170 ;6,172,209 ;6,239,265 ;6,277,603 ;6,326,199 ;6,346,614 ;6,444,423 ;6,531,590 ;6,534,639 ;6,608,035 ;6,683,167 ;6,858,715 ;6,867,294 ;6,878,805 ;7,015,315 ;7,041,816 ;7,273,933 ;7,321,029 ; andU.S. Pat. RE39464 , each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - Modified internucleoside linkages that do not include a phosphorus atom therein have internucleoside linkages that are formed by short chain alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, mixed heteroatoms and alkyl or cycloalkyl internucleoside linkages, or one or more short chain heteroatomic or heterocyclic internucleoside linkages. These include those having morpholino linkages (formed in part from the sugar portion of a nucleoside); siloxane backbones; sulfide, sulfoxide and sulfone backbones; formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; methylene formacetyl and thioformacetyl backbones; alkene containing backbones; sulfamate backbones; methyleneimino and methylenehydrazino backbones; sulfonate and sulfonamide backbones; amide backbones; and others having mixed N, O, S and CH2 component parts.
- Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of modified oligonucleosides include, but are not limited to,
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,034,506 ;5,166,315 ;5,185,444 ;5,214,134 ;5,216,141 ;5,235,033 ;5,64,562 ;5,264,564 ;5,405,938 ;5,434,257 ;5,466,677 ;5,470,967 ;5,489,677 ;5,541,307 ;5,561,225 ;5,596,086 ;5,602,240 ;5,608,046 ;5,610,289 ;5,618,704 ;5,623,070 ;5,663,312 ;5,633,360 ;5,677,437 ; and5,677,439 , each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - Some embodiments of the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein include nucleic acids with phosphorothioate internucleoside linkages and oligonucleosides with heteroatom internucleoside linkage, and in particular -CH2-NH-CH2-, -CH2-N(CH3)-O-CH2-[known as a methylene (methylimino) or MMI], -CH2-O-N(CH3)-CH2-, -CH2-N(CH3)-N(CH3)-CH2- and -N(CH3)-CH2-CH2- [wherein the native phosphodiester internucleoside linkage is represented as -O-P-O-CH2-] of the above-referenced
U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,677 , and the amide backbones of the above-referencedU.S. Pat. No. 5,602,240 , both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sequences featured herein have morpholino backbone structures of the above-referencedU.S. Pat. No. 5,034,506 , herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - Synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can also contain one or more substituted sugar moieties. The nucleic acids featured herein can include one of the following at the 2' position: H (deoxyribose); OH (ribose); F; O-, S-, or N-alkyl; O-, S-, or N-alkenyl; O-, S- or N-alkynyl; or O-alkyl-O-alkyl, wherein the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl can be substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl or C2 to C10 alkenyl and alkynyl. Exemplary modifications include O[(CH2)nO]mCH3, O(CH2).nOCH3, O(CH2)nNH2, O(CH2)nCH3, O(CH2)nONH2, and O(CH2)nON[(CH2)nCH3)]2, where n and m are from 1 to about 10. In some embodiments, synthetic, modified RNAs include one of the following at the 2' position: C1 to C10 lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, alkaryl, aralkyl, O-alkaryl or O-aralkyl, SH, SCH3, OCN, Cl, Br, CN, CF3, OCF3, SOCH3, SO2CH3, ONO2, NO2, N3, NH2, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkaryl, aminoalkylamino, polyalkylamino, substituted silyl, a reporter group, an intercalator, a group for improving the pharmacokinetic properties of an RNA, or a group for improving the pharmacodynamic properties of a synthetic, modified RNA, and other substituents having similar properties. In some embodiments, the modification includes a 2' methoxyethoxy (2'-O-CH2CH2OCH3, also known as 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl) or 2'-MOE) (Martin et al., Helv. Chim. Acta, 1995, 78:486-504) i.e., an alkoxy-alkoxy group. Another exemplary modification is 2'-dimethylaminooxyethoxy, i.e., a O(CH2)2ON(CH3)2 group, also known as 2'-DMAOE, and 2'-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxy (also known in the art as 2'-O-dimethylaminoethoxyethyl or 2'-DMAEOE), i.e., 2'-O-CH2-O-CH2-N(CH2)2.
- Other modifications include 2'-methoxy (2'-OCH3), 2'-aminopropoxy (2'-OCH2CH2CH2NH2) and 2'-fluoro (2'-F). Similar modifications can also be made at other positions on the nucleic acid sequence, particularly the 3' position of the sugar on the 3' terminal nucleotide or in 2'-5' linked nucleotides and the 5' position of 5' terminal nucleotide. A synthetic, modified RNA can also have sugar mimetics such as cyclobutyl moieties in place of the pentofuranosyl sugar. Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of such modified sugar structures include, but are not limited to,
U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,981,957 ;5,118,800 ;5,319,080 ;5,359,044 ;5,393,878 ;5,446,137 ;5,466,786 ;5,514,785 ;5,519,134 ;5,567,811 ;5,576,427 ;5,591,722 ;5,597,909 ;5,610,300 ;5,627,053 ;5,639,873 ;5,646,265 ;5,658,873 ;5,670,633 ; and5,700,920 , certain of which are commonly owned with the instant application, and each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - As non-limiting examples, synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can include at least one modified nucleoside including a 2'-O-methyl modified nucleoside, a nucleoside comprising a 5' phosphorothioate group, a 2'-amino-modified nucleoside, 2'-alkyl-modified nucleoside, morpholino nucleoside, a phosphoramidate or a non-natural base comprising nucleoside, or any combination thereof.
- In some embodiments of this aspect and all other such aspects described herein, the at least one modified nucleoside is selected from the group consisting of 5-methylcytidine (5mC), N6-methyladenosine (m6A), 3,2'-O-dimethyluridine (m4U), 2-thiouridine (s2U), 2' fluorouridine, pseudouridine, 2'-O-methyluridine (Um), 2' deoxyuridine (2' dU), 4-thiouridine (s4U), 5-methyluridine (m5U), 2'-O-methyladenosine (m6A), N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am), N6,N6,2'-O-trimethyladenosine (m62Am), 2'-O-methylcytidine (Cm), 7-methylguanosine (m7G), 2'-O-methylguanosine (Gm), N2,7-dimethylguanosine (m2,7G), N2,N2,7-trimethylguanosine (m2,2,7G), and inosine (I).
- Alternatively, a synthetic, modified RNA can comprise at least two modified nucleosides, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, at least 6, at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 15, at least 20 or more, up to the entire length of the nucleotide. At a minimum, a synthetic, modified RNA molecule comprising at least one modified nucleoside comprises a single nucleoside with a modification as described herein. It is not necessary for all positions in a given synthetic, modified RNA to be uniformly modified, and in fact more than one of the aforementioned modifications can be incorporated in a single synthetic, modified RNA or even at a single nucleoside within a synthetic, modified RNA. However, it is preferred, but not absolutely necessary, that each occurrence of a given nucleoside in a molecule is modified (e.g., each cytosine is a modified cytosine e.g., 5mC). However, it is also contemplated that different occurrences of the same nucleoside can be modified in a different way in a given synthetic, modified RNA molecule (e.g., some cytosines modified as 5mC, others modified as 2'-O-methylcytidine or other cytosine analog). The modifications need not be the same for each of a plurality of modified nucleosides in a synthetic, modified RNA. Furthermore, in some embodiments of the aspects described herein, a synthetic, modified RNA comprises at least two different modified nucleosides. In some such preferred embodiments of the aspects described herein, the at least two different modified nucleosides are 5-methylcytidine and pseudouridine. A synthetic, modified RNA can also contain a mixture of both modified and unmodified nucleosides.
- As used herein, "unmodified" or "natural" nucleosides or nucleobases include the purine bases adenine (A) and guanine (G), and the pyrimidine bases thymine (T), cytosine (C) and uracil (U). In some embodiments, a synthetic, modified RNA comprises at least one nucleoside ("base") modification or substitution. Modified nucleosides include other synthetic and natural nucleobases such as inosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, nubularine, isoguanisine, tubercidine, 2-(halo)adenine, 2-(alkyl)adenine, 2-(propyl)adenine, 2 (amino)adenine, 2-(aminoalkyl)adenine, 2 (aminopropyl)adenine, 2 (methylthio) N6 (isopentenyl)adenine, 6 (alkyl)adenine, 6 (methyl)adenine, 7 (deaza)adenine, 8 (alkenyl)adenine, 8-(alkyl)adenine, 8 (alkynyl)adenine, 8 (amino)adenine, 8-(halo)adenine, 8-(hydroxyl)adenine, 8 (thioalkyl)adenine, 8-(thiol)adenine, N6-(isopentyl)adenine, N6 (methyl)adenine, N6, N6 (dimethyl)adenine, 2-(alkyl)guanine, 2 (propyl)guanine, 6-(alkyl)guanine, 6 (methyl)guanine, 7 (alkyl)guanine, 7 (methyl)guanine, 7 (deaza)guanine, 8 (alkyl)guanine, 8-(alkenyl)guanine, 8 (alkynyl)guanine, 8-(amino)guanine, 8 (halo)guanine, 8-(hydroxyl)guanine, 8 (thioalkyl)guanine, 8-(thiol)guanine, N (methyl)guanine, 2-(thio)cytosine, 3 (deaza) 5 (aza)cytosine, 3-(alkyl)cytosine, 3 (methyl)cytosine, 5-(alkyl)cytosine, 5-(alkynyl)cytosine, 5 (halo)cytosine, 5 (methyl)cytosine, 5 (propynyl)cytosine, 5 (propynyl)cytosine, 5 (trifluoromethyl)cytosine, 6-(azo)cytosine, N4 (acetyl)cytosine, 3 (3 amino-3 carboxypropyl)uracil, 2-(thio)uracil, 5 (methyl) 2 (thio)uracil, 5 (methylaminomethyl)-2 (thio)uracil, 4-(thio)uracil, 5 (methyl) 4 (thio)uracil, 5 (methylaminomethyl)-4 (thio)uracil, 5 (methyl) 2,4 (dithio)uracil, 5 (methylaminomethyl)-2,4 (dithio)uracil, 5 (2-aminopropyl)uracil, 5-(alkyl)uracil, 5-(alkynyl)uracil, 5-(allylamino)uracil, 5 (aminoallyl)uracil, 5 (aminoalkyl)uracil, 5 (guanidiniumalkyl)uracil, 5 (1,3-diazole-1-alkyl)uracil, 5-(cyanoalkyl)uracil, 5-(dialkylaminoalkyl)uracil, 5 (dimethylaminoalkyl)uracil, 5-(halo)uracil, 5-(methoxy)uracil, uracil-5 oxyacetic acid, 5 (methoxycarbonylmethyl)-2-(thio)uracil, 5 (methoxycarbonyl-methyl)uracil, 5 (propynyl)uracil, 5 (propynyl)uracil, 5 (trifluoromethyl)uracil, 6 (azo)uracil, dihydrouracil, N3 (methyl)uracil, 5-uracil (i.e., pseudouracil), 2 (thio)pseudouracil,4 (thio)pseudouracil,2,4-(dithio)psuedouracil,5-(alkyl)pseudouracil, 5-(methyl)pseudouracil, 5-(alkyl)-2-(thio)pseudouracil, 5-(methyl)-2-(thio)pseudouracil, 5-(alkyl)-4 (thio)pseudouracil, 5-(methyl)-4 (thio)pseudouracil, 5-(alkyl)-2,4 (dithio)pseudouracil, 5-(methyl)-2,4 (dithio)pseudouracil, 1 substituted pseudouracil, 1 substituted 2(thio)-pseudouracil, 1 substituted 4 (thio)pseudouracil, 1 substituted 2,4-(dithio)pseudouracil, 1 (aminocarbonyl ethyl enyl)-pseudouracil, 1 (aminocarbonylethylenyl)-2(thio)-pseudouracil, 1 (aminocarbonylethylenyl)-4 (thio)pseudouracil, 1 (aminocarbonylethylenyl)-2,4-(dithio)pseudouracil, 1 (aminoalkylaminocarbonylethylenyl)-pseudouracil, 1 (aminoalkylamino-carbonylethylenyl)-2(thio)-pseudouracil, 1 (aminoalkylaminocarbonylethylenyl)-4 (thio)pseudouracil, 1 (aminoalkylaminocarbonylethylenyl)-2,4-(dithio)pseudouracil, 1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 1 -(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-substituted 1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-substituted 1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-substituted 1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-substituted 1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-(guanidiniumalkylhydroxy)-1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-(guanidiniumalkylhydroxy)-1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenoxazin-1-yl, 7-(guanidiniumalkylhydroxy)-1,3-(diaza)-2-(oxo)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 7-(guanidiniumalkylhydroxy)-1-(aza)-2-(thio)-3-(aza)-phenthiazin-1-yl, 1,3,5-(triaza)-2,6-(dioxa)-naphthalene, inosine, xanthine, hypoxanthine, nubularine, tubercidine, isoguanisine, inosinyl, 2-aza-inosinyl, 7-deaza-inosinyl, nitroimidazolyl, nitropyrazolyl, nitrobenzimidazolyl, nitroindazolyl, aminoindolyl, pyrrolopyrimidinyl, 3-(methyl)isocarbostyrilyl, 5-(methyl)isocarbostyrilyl, 3-(methyl)-7-(propynyl)isocarbostyrilyl, 7-(aza)indolyl, 6-(methyl)-7-(aza)indolyl, imidizopyridinyl, 9-(methyl)-imidizopyridinyl, pyrrolopyrizinyl, isocarbostyrilyl, 7-(propynyl)isocarbostyrilyl, propynyl-7-(aza)indolyl, 2,4,5-(trimethyl)phenyl, 4-(methyl)indolyl, 4,6-(dimethyl)indolyl, phenyl, napthalenyl, anthracenyl, phenanthracenyl, pyrenyl, stilbenzyl, tetracenyl, pentacenyl, difluorotolyl, 4-(fluoro)-6-(methyl)benzimidazole, 4-(methyl)benzimidazole, 6-(azo)thymine, 2-pyridinone, 5 nitroindole, 3 nitropyrrole, 6-(aza)pyrimidine, 2 (amino)purine, 2,6-(diamino)purine, 5 substituted pyrimidines, N2-substituted purines, N6-substituted purines, 06-substituted purines, substituted 1,2,4-triazoles, pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, 6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, para-substituted-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, ortho-substituted-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, bis-ortho-substituted-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, para-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, ortho-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, bis-ortho-(aminoalkylhydroxy)-6-phenyl-pyrrolo-pyrimidin-2-on-3-yl, pyridopyrimidin-3-yl, 2-oxo-7-amino-pyridopyrimidin-3-yl, 2-oxo-pyridopyrimidine-3-yl, or any O-alkylated or N-alkylated derivatives thereof. Modified nucleosides also include natural bases that comprise conjugated moieties, e.g. a ligand. As discussed herein above, the RNA containing the modified nucleosides must be translatable in a host cell (i.e., does not prevent translation of the polypeptide encoded by the modified RNA). For example, transcripts containing s2U and m6A are translated poorly in rabbit reticulocyte lysates, while pseudouridine, m5U, and m5C are compatible with efficient translation. In addition, it is known in the art that 2'-fluoro-modified bases useful for increasing nuclease resistance of a transcript, leads to very inefficient translation. Translation can be assayed by one of ordinary skill in the art using e.g., a rabbit reticulocyte lysate translation assay.
- Further modified nucleobases include those disclosed in
U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808 , those disclosed in Modified Nucleosides in Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Medicine, Herdewijn, P. ed. Wiley-VCH, 2008; those disclosed in Int. Appl. No.PCT/US09/038,425, filed Mar. 26, 2009 - Representative U.S. patents that teach the preparation of certain of the above noted modified nucleobases as well as other modified nucleobases include, but are not limited to, the above noted
U.S. Pat. No. 3,687,808 , as well asU.S. Pat. Nos. 4,845,205 ;5,130,30 ;5,134,066 ;5,175,273 ;5,367,066 ;5,432,272 ;5,457,187 ;5,457,191 ;5,459,255 ;5,484,908 ;5,502,177 ;5,525,711 ;5,552,540 ;5,587,469 ;5,594,121 ,5,596,091 ;5,614,617 ;5,681,941 ;6,015,886 ;6,147,200 ;6,166,197 ;6,222,025 ;6,235,887 ;6,380,368 ;6,528,640 ;6,639,062 ;6,617,438 ;7,045,610 ;7,427,672 ; and7,495,088 , each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, andU.S. Pat. No. 5,750,692 , also herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. - Another modification for use with the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein involves chemically linking to the RNA one or more ligands, moieties or conjugates that enhance the activity, cellular distribution or cellular uptake of the RNA. The synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can further comprise a 5' cap. In some embodiments of the aspects described herein, the synthetic, modified RNAs comprise a 5' cap comprising a modified guanine nucleotide that is linked to the 5' end of an RNA molecule using a 5'-5' triphosphate linkage. As used herein, the term "5' cap" is also intended to encompass other 5' cap analogs including, e.g., 5' diguanosine cap, tetraphosphate cap analogs having a methylene-bis(phosphonate) moiety (see e.g., Rydzik, A M et al., (2009) Org Biomol Chem 7(22):4763-76), dinucleotide cap analogs having a phosphorothioate modification (see e.g., Kowalska, J. et al., (2008) RNA 14(6):1119-1131), cap analogs having a sulfur substitution for a non-bridging oxygen (see e.g., Grudzien-Nogalska, E. et al., (2007) RNA 13(10): 1745-1755), N7-benzylated dinucleoside tetraphosphate analogs (see e.g., Grudzien, E. et al., (2004) RNA 10(9):1479-1487), or anti-reverse cap analogs (see e.g., Jemielity, J. et al., (2003) RNA 9(9): 1108-1122 and Stepinski, J. et al., (2001) RNA 7(10):1486-1495). In one such embodiment, the 5' cap analog is a 5' diguanosine cap. In some embodiments, the synthetic, modified RNA does not comprise a 5' triphosphate.
- The 5' cap is important for recognition and attachment of an mRNA to a ribosome to initiate translation. The 5' cap also protects the synthetic, modified RNA from 5' exonuclease mediated degradation. It is not an absolute requirement that a synthetic, modified RNA comprise a 5' cap, and thus in other embodiments the synthetic, modified RNAs lack a 5' cap. However, due to the longer half-life of synthetic, modified RNAs comprising a 5' cap and the increased efficiency of translation, synthetic, modified RNAs comprising a 5' cap are preferred herein.
- The synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can further comprise a 5' and/or 3' untranslated region (UTR). Untranslated regions are regions of the RNA before the start codon (5') and after the stop codon (3'), and are therefore not translated by the translation machinery. Modification of an RNA molecule with one or more untranslated regions can improve the stability of an mRNA, since the untranslated regions can interfere with ribonucleases and other proteins involved in RNA degradation. In addition, modification of an RNA with a 5' and/or 3' untranslated region can enhance translational efficiency by binding proteins that alter ribosome binding to an mRNA. Modification of an RNA with a 3' UTR can be used to maintain a cytoplasmic localization of the RNA, permitting translation to occur in the cytoplasm of the cell. In one embodiment, the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein do not comprise a 5' or 3' UTR. In another embodiment, the synthetic, modified RNAs comprise either a 5' or 3' UTR. In another embodiment, the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein comprise both a 5' and a 3' UTR. In one embodiment, the 5' and/or 3' UTR is selected from an mRNA known to have high stability in the cell (e.g., a murine alpha-globin 3' UTR). In some embodiments, the 5' UTR, the 3' UTR, or both comprise one or more modified nucleosides.
- In some embodiments, the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a Kozak sequence. The "Kozak sequence" refers to a sequence on eukaryotic mRNA having the consensus (gcc)gccRccAUGG , where R is a purine (adenine or guanine) three bases upstream of the start codon (AUG), which is followed by another 'G'. The Kozak consensus sequence is recognized by the ribosome to initiate translation of a polypeptide. Typically, initiation occurs at the first AUG codon encountered by the translation machinery that is proximal to the 5' end of the transcript. However, in some cases, this AUG codon can be bypassed in a process called leaky scanning. The presence of a Kozak sequence near the AUG codon will strengthen that codon as the initiating site of translation, such that translation of the correct polypeptide occurs. Furthermore, addition of a Kozak sequence to a synthetic, modified RNA will promote more efficient translation, even if there is no ambiguity regarding the start codon. Thus, in some embodiments, the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a Kozak consensus sequence at the desired site for initiation of translation to produce the correct length polypeptide. In some such embodiments, the Kozak sequence comprises one or more modified nucleosides.
- In some embodiments, the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein further comprise a "poly (A) tail", which refers to a 3' homopolymeric tail of adenine nucleotides, which can vary in length (e.g., at least 5 adenine nucleotides) and can be up to several hundred adenine nucleotides). The inclusion of a 3' poly(A) tail can protect the synthetic, modified RNA from degradation in the cell, and also facilitates extra-nuclear localization to enhance translation efficiency. In some embodiments, the poly(A) tail comprises between 1 and 500 adenine nucleotides; in other embodiments the poly(A) tail comprises at least 5, at least 10, at least 20, at least 30, at least 40, at least 50, at least 60, at least 70, at least 80, at least 90, at least 100, at least 110, at least 120, at least 130, at least 140, at least 150, at least 160, at least 170, at least 180, at least 190, at least 200, at least 225, at least 250, at least 275, at least 300, at least 325, at least 350, at least 375, at least 400, at least 425, at least 450, at least 475, at least 500 adenine nucleotides or more. In one embodiment, the poly(A) tail comprises between 1 and 150 adenine nucleotides. In another embodiment, the poly(A) tail comprises between 90 and 120 adenine nucleotides. In some such embodiments, the poly(A) tail comprises one or more modified nucleosides.
- It is contemplated that one or more modifications to the synthetic, modified RNAs described herein permit greater stability of the synthetic, modified RNA in a cell. To the extent that such modifications permit translation and either reduce or do not exacerbate a cell's innate immune or interferon response to the synthetic, modified RNA with the modification, such modifications are specifically contemplated for use herein. Generally, the greater the stability of a synthetic, modified RNA, the more protein can be produced from that synthetic, modified RNA. Typically, the presence of AU-rich regions in mammalian mRNAs tend to destabilize transcripts, as cellular proteins are recruited to AU-rich regions to stimulate removal of the poly(A) tail of the transcript. Loss of a poly(A) tail of a synthetic, modified RNA can result in increased RNA degradation. Thus, in one embodiment, a synthetic, modified RNA as described herein does not comprise an AU-rich region. In particular, it is preferred that the 3' UTR substantially lacks AUUUA sequence elements.
- In one embodiment, a ligand alters the cellular uptake, intracellular targeting or half-life of a synthetic, modified RNA into which it is incorporated. In some embodiments a ligand provides an enhanced affinity for a selected target, e.g., molecule, cell or cell type, intracellular compartment, e.g., mitochondria, cytoplasm, peroxisome, lysosome, as, e.g., compared to a composition absent such a ligand. Preferred ligands do not interfere with expression of a polypeptide from the synthetic, modified RNA.
- The ligand can be a substance, e.g., a drug, which can increase the uptake of the synthetic, modified RNA or a composition thereof into the cell, for example, by disrupting the cell's cytoskeleton, e.g., by disrupting the cell's microtubules, microfilaments, and/or intermediate filaments. The drug can be, for example, taxol, vincristine, vinblastine, cytochalasin, nocodazole, japlakinolide, latrunculin A, phalloidin, swinholide A, indanocine, or myoservin.
- In another aspect, the ligand is a moiety, e.g., a vitamin, which is taken up by a host cell. Exemplary vitamins include vitamin A, E, and K. Other exemplary vitamins include B vitamin, e.g., folic acid, B12, riboflavin, biotin, pyridoxal or other vitamins or nutrients taken up, for example, by cancer cells. Also included are HSA and low density lipoprotein (LDL).
- In another aspect, the ligand is a cell-permeation agent, preferably a helical cell-permeation agent. Preferably, the agent is amphipathic. An exemplary agent is a peptide such as tat or antennopedia. If the agent is a peptide, it can be modified, including a peptidylmimetic, invertomers, non-peptide or pseudo-peptide linkages, and use of D-amino acids. The helical agent is preferably an alpha-helical agent, which preferably has a lipophilic and a lipophobic phase.
- A "cell permeation peptide" is capable of permeating a cell, e.g., a microbial cell, such as a bacterial or fungal cell, or a mammalian cell, such as a human cell. A microbial cell-permeating peptide can be, for example, an α-helical linear peptide (e.g., LL-37 or Ceropin P1), a disulfide bond-containing peptide (e.g., α-defensin, β-defensin or bactenecin), or a peptide containing only one or two dominating amino acids (e.g., PR-39 or indolicidin). For example, a cell permeation peptide can be a bipartite amphipathic peptide, such as MPG, which is derived from the fusion peptide domain of HIV-1 gp41 and the NLS of SV40 large T antigen (Simeoni et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 31:2717-2724, 2003).
- The synthetic, modified RNAs described herein can be synthesized and/or modified by methods well established in the art, such as those described in "Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry," Beaucage, S. L. et al. (Edrs.), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, N.Y., USA, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Transcription methods are described further herein in the Examples.
- In one embodiment of the aspects described herein, a template for a synthetic, modified RNA is synthesized using "splint-mediated ligation," which allows for the rapid synthesis of DNA constructs by controlled concatenation of long oligos and/or dsDNA PCR products and without the need to introduce restriction sites at the joining regions. It can be used to add generic untranslated regions (UTRs) to the coding sequences of genes during T7 template generation. Splint mediated ligation can also be used to add nuclear localization sequences to an open reading frame, and to make dominant-negative constructs with point mutations starting from a wild-type open reading frame. Briefly, single-stranded and/or denatured dsDNA components are annealed to splint oligos which bring the desired ends into conjunction, the ends are ligated by a thermostable DNA ligase and the desired constructs amplified by PCR. A synthetic, modified RNA is then synthesized from the template using an RNA polymerase in vitro. After synthesis of a synthetic, modified RNA is complete, the DNA template is removed from the transcription reaction prior to use with the methods described herein.
- In some embodiments of these aspects, the synthetic, modified RNAs are further treated with an alkaline phosphatase.
- One skilled in the art readily appreciates that the present invention is well adapted to carry out the objects and obtain the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as those inherent therein. The details of the description and the examples herein are representative of certain embodiments, are exemplary, and are not intended as limitations on the scope of the invention. Modifications therein and other uses will occur to those skilled in the art. These modifications are encompassed within the spirit of the invention. It will be readily apparent to a person skilled in the art that varying substitutions and modifications may be made to the invention disclosed herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
- The articles "a" and "an" as used herein in the specification and in the claims, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, should be understood to include the plural referents. Claims or descriptions that include "or" between one or more members of a group are considered satisfied if one, more than one, or all of the group members are present in, employed in, or otherwise relevant to a given product or process unless indicated to the contrary or otherwise evident from the context. The invention includes embodiments in which exactly one member of the group is present in, employed in, or otherwise relevant to a given product or process. The invention also includes embodiments in which more than one, or all of the group members are present in, employed in, or otherwise relevant to a given product or process. Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention provides all variations, combinations, and permutations in which one or more limitations, elements, clauses, descriptive terms, etc., from one or more of the listed claims is introduced into another claim dependent on the same base claim (or, as relevant, any other claim) unless otherwise indicated or unless it would be evident to one of ordinary skill in the art that a contradiction or inconsistency would arise. It is contemplated that all embodiments described herein are applicable to all different aspects of the invention where appropriate. It is also contemplated that any of the embodiments or aspects can be freely combined with one or more other such embodiments or aspects whenever appropriate. Where elements are presented as lists, e.g., in Markush group or similar format, it is to be understood that each subgroup of the elements is also disclosed, and any element(s) can be removed from the group. It should be understood that, in general, where the invention, or aspects of the invention, is/are referred to as comprising particular elements, features, etc., certain embodiments of the invention or aspects of the invention consist, or consist essentially of, such elements, features, etc. For purposes of simplicity those embodiments have not in every case been specifically set forth in so many words herein. It should also be understood that any embodiment or aspect of the invention can be explicitly excluded from the claims, regardless of whether the specific exclusion is recited in the specification. For example, any one or more active agents, additives, ingredients, optional agents, types of organism, disorders, subjects, or combinations thereof, can be excluded.
- Where the claims or description relate to a composition of matter, it is to be understood that methods of making or using the composition of matter according to any of the methods disclosed herein, and methods of using the composition of matter for any of the purposes disclosed herein are aspects of the invention, unless otherwise indicated or unless it would be evident to one of ordinary skill in the art that a contradiction or inconsistency would arise. Where the claims or description relate to a method, e.g., it is to be understood that methods of making compositions useful for performing the method, and products produced according to the method, are aspects of the invention, unless otherwise indicated or unless it would be evident to one of ordinary skill in the art that a contradiction or inconsistency would arise.
- Where ranges are given herein, the invention includes embodiments in which the endpoints are included, embodiments in which both endpoints are excluded, and embodiments in which one endpoint is included and the other is excluded. It should be assumed that both endpoints are included unless indicated otherwise. Furthermore, it is to be understood that unless otherwise indicated or otherwise evident from the context and understanding of one of ordinary skill in the art, values that are expressed as ranges can assume any specific value or subrange within the stated ranges in different embodiments of the invention, to the tenth of the unit of the lower limit of the range, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is also understood that where a series of numerical values is stated herein, the invention includes embodiments that relate analogously to any intervening value or range defined by any two values in the series, and that the lowest value may be taken as a minimum and the greatest value may be taken as a maximum. Numerical values, as used herein, include values expressed as percentages. For any embodiment of the invention in which a numerical value is prefaced by "about" or "approximately", the invention includes an embodiment in which the exact value is recited. For any embodiment of the invention in which a numerical value is not prefaced by "about" or "approximately", the invention includes an embodiment in which the value is prefaced by "about" or "approximately".
- As used herein "A and/or B", where A and B are different claim terms, generally means at least one of A, B, or both A and B. For example, one sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to another sequence includes (i) one sequence which is complementary to the other sequence even though the one sequence may not necessarily hybridize to the other sequence under all conditions, (ii) one sequence which hybridizes to the other sequence even if the one sequence is not perfectly complementary to the other sequence, and (iii) sequences which are both complementary to and hybridize to the other sequence.
- "Approximately" or "about" generally includes numbers that fall within a range of 1% or in some embodiments within a range of 5% of a number or in some embodiments within a range of 10% of a number in either direction (greater than or less than the number) unless otherwise stated or otherwise evident from the context (except where such number would impermissibly exceed 100% of a possible value). It should be understood that, unless clearly indicated to the contrary, in any methods claimed herein that include more than one act, the order of the acts of the method is not necessarily limited to the order in which the acts of the method are recited, but the invention includes embodiments in which the order is so limited. It should also be understood that unless otherwise indicated or evident from the context, any product or composition described herein may be considered "isolated".
- As used herein the term "comprising" or "comprises" is used in reference to compositions, methods, and respective component(s) thereof, that are essential to the invention, yet open to the inclusion of unspecified elements, whether essential or not.
- As used herein the term "consisting essentially of" refers to those elements required for a given embodiment. The term permits the presence of additional elements that do not materially affect the basic and novel or functional characteristic(s) of that embodiment of the invention.
- The term "consisting of" refers to compositions, methods, and respective components thereof as described herein, which are exclusive of any element not recited in that description of the embodiment.
- Transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) bind as a pair around a genomic site, in which a double-strand break (DSB) is introduced by a dimer of FokI nuclease domains. The use of a TALEN genome-editing system to rapidly and efficiently generate mutant alleles of 15 different genes in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) as a means of performing rigorous disease modeling was recently reported (Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013)); the proportions of clones bearing at least one mutant allele ranged from 2%-34%.
- As described below, the relative efficacies of CRISPRs and TALENs targeting the same genomic sites in the same hPSC lines was assessed with the use of the same delivery platform described previously (Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013)). In the TALEN genome-editing system, the CAG promoter was used to co-translate (via a viral 2A peptide) each TALEN with green fluorescent protein (GFP) or red fluorescent protein (RFP). For CRISPRs, a human codon-optimized Cas9 gene was subcloned with a C-terminal nuclear localization signal (Mali et al., Science 339:823-826 (2013)) into the same CAG expression plasmid with GFP, and the guide RNA (gRNA) was separately expressed from a plasmid with the human U6 polymerase III promoter (Mali et al., Science 339:823-826 (2013)). The 20-nucleotide protospacer sequence for each gRNA was introduced using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods. Whether using TALENs or CRISPRs, equal amounts of the two plasmids were co-electroporated into hPSCs (either 25 µg of each plasmid, or 12.5 µg of each plasmid along with 25 µg of a DNA repair template if attempting knock-in) followed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) after 24-48 hours, clonal expansion of single cells, and screening for mutations at the genomic target site via PCR.
- gRNAs were designed matching G(N)19NGG sequences in seven loci in six genes (AKT2, CELSR2, CIITA, GLUT4, LINC00116, and SORT1) previously successfully targeted with TALENs (Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013)) and one additional locus in LDLR. In this system, CRISPRs consistently and substantially outperformed TALENs across loci and hPSC lines (see Table S1). The TALENs yielded clones with at least one mutant allele at efficiencies of 0%-34%, but matched CRISPRs yielded mutant clones at efficiencies of 51%-79% (Table S1). Just as with TALENs, CRISPRs produced a variety of indels of sizes ranging from one nucleotide to several dozen nucleotides in size, centered on the predicted cleavage sites, suggesting that non-homologous end-joining mutagenesis occurs in the same way regardless of whether CRISPRs or TALENs are used. Moreover, CRISPRs readily generated homozygous mutant clones (7%-25% of all clones; Table S1) as discerned by sequencing.
- Knock-in of E17K mutations into AKT2 was also attempted using a 67-nucleotide single-stranded DNA oligonucleotide as previously described (Ding et al., Cell Stem Cell 12:238-251 (2013)). Although the predicted CRISPR cleavage site lay 11 and 13 nucleotides from the point mutations, respectively, the CRISPR yielded knock-in clones at a rate of 11%, whereas TALENs yielded only 1.6% (Table S1).
- It is worth noting that the requirement for a G(N)19NGG target sequence somewhat limits site selection. Because either DNA strand can be targeted, a target sequence occurs on average every 32 basepairs. This is no barrier for gene knockout, where any coding sequence can be targeted, but it may present difficulties when trying to knock in or correct a mutation at a specific location. However, the requirement for a G at the start of the protospacer is dictated by the use of the U6 promoter to express the gRNA, and alternative CRISPR/Cas systems can relieve this requirement (Cong et al., Science 339:819-823 (2013)). This allows for the use of (N)20NGG target sequences, which are found on average every 8 basepairs.
- In addition, the extent of CRISPR off-target effects remains to be defined and is highly sequence-dependent. Previous analyses have suggested that one-nucleotide mismatches in the first half of the protospacer are better tolerated than mismatches in second half (Jinek et al., Science 337:816-821 (2012); Cong et al., Science 339:819-823 (2013)). For the AKT2 sequence, there is a two-mismatch sequence differing at
nucleotides - From a practical standpoint, CRISPRs are easier to implement than TALENs. Each TALEN pair must be constructed de novo, whereas for CRISPRs the Cas9 component is fixed and the gRNA requires only swapping of the 20-nucleotide protospacer. Given this consideration and the demonstration herein of substantially increased efficiency as a result of replacing TALENs with CRISPRs in an otherwise identical system, CRISPRs appear to be a very powerful and broadly applicable tool for genome editing, particularly in a therapeutic context.
- Example 2: Efficient targeting of clinically relevant genes in primary somatic cells
- Work described herein shows for the first time that the CRISPR/Cas9 system can be used to edit the genome of somatic cells (e.g., primary) with high efficiency by using a double guide strategy. The inventors posit that this work will help bring genome editing in clinically relevant primary cells into reality.
- The advent of genome editing tools that allow one to target any desired genomic site has greatly advanced the investigation of human biology and disease. In particular, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has become the gold standard in targeted genome editing technology, due to its flexibility and high efficacy. This system is constituted by the Cas9 nuclease from the microbial type II CRISPR/Cas system, which is targeted to specific genomic loci by a 20-nucleotide region in a synthetic guide RNA molecule. Similar to other targeted nucleases (ZFNs and TALENs), Cas9 induces double strand breaks (DSBs) that are repaired mainly by error-prone non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) (Cong et al., 2013; Jinek et al., 2013; Mali et al., 2013).
- Implementation of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made it possible to achieve unprecedentedly high targeting efficiencies in immortalized cell lines (Cong et al., 2013; Jinek et al., 2013; Mali et al., 2013), human pluripotent stem cells (Ding et al., 2013) and even zygotes of mice (Wang et al., 2013), rats (Li et al., 2013) and, most recently, monkeys (Niu et al., 2014), leading to the generation of knock-out or knock-in animals in very short periods of time when compared to classical strategies.
- However, it remains to be proven whether CRISPR/Cas9 technology can be used to edit the genome of clinically relevant primary somatic cells with high efficiency, an essential step for the full realization of the promise of genome editing for regenerative medicine and transplantation therapies.
- The inventors sought to test the amenability of the CRISPR/Cas9 system to edit clinically relevant genes in primary somatic cells. For this purpose the inventors chose to target two therapy-related genes: CCR5, a co-receptor for HIV, in CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs), and B2M, the accessory chain of MHC class I molecules, in CD4+ T cells. The inventors found that a single guide strategy yielded very low to undetectable mutational rates in HPCs and T cells, despite high efficiencies in immortalized cell lines such 293T and K562. In contrast, surprisingly and unexpectedly a double guide strategy with a pair of gRNAs with different offsets targeting the locus of interest resulted in up to 40% homozygous deletion efficiency in HPCs and T cells. These results establish a novel approach through which the CRISPR/Cas9 system can be used to edit the genome in clinically relevant somatic cells with high efficiency.
- The inventors transfected HEK293T cells with Cas9 and a series of CRISPR guide RNAs targeting the B2M locus and measured cutting efficiency based on SURVEYOR assays (
Fig. 4 ), as well as flow cytometry, taking advantage of the fact that B2M is a surface antigen. These experiments were performed only 72h post-transfection, in order to account for the half-life of B2M on the cell membrane. Of note, B2M surface expression was abrogated in up to 60% of transfected HEK293T cells (Fig. 4 ). In addition, the inventors observed a wide variation of efficiency between individual guide RNAs, even if targeting the same exon. For instance, variation between single guide cutting efficiencies was several-fold amongst the seven guide RNAs binding within the 67 bp long protein coding portion of the first exon of B2M (Fig. 1X), strongly suggesting that CRISPR cutting efficiency is primarily guide sequence-dependent. - Next, the inventors tested the CRISPR/Cas9 system in primary cells. We chose two clinically relevant immune cell types: primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) and primary CD4+ T cells isolated from peripheral blood. Surprisingly, the same guide RNAs that resulted in up to 60% cutting efficiency in a cell line (B2M in 293T cells,
Fig. 4 ) revealed ineffective in somatic cells (Fig. 4 ). The inventors speculate that such dramatic drop in targeting efficiency in primary cells is due to either a lower expression level of Cas9 nuclease in nucleofected cells, enhanced DNA repair mechanisms, or a combination of both. - The inventors sought to determine whether genome editing efficacy in clinically relevant primary cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 system could be improved, hoping to achieve targeting efficiencies high enough to be potentially used in therapy. The inventors devised a double guide strategy, where two CRISPR guide RNAs targeting the same locus were delivered to cells simultaneously.
- Addition of another guide RNA targeting the HPRT locus almost invariably resulted in increased mutation efficiency compared with the first guide RNA alone. Cells deficient in HPRT were selected by resistance to 6-thioguanine (6-TG). The use of additional gRNAs invariably resulted in increased HPRT mutant frequency. In an embodiment, the target polynucleotide sequence comprises a HPRT gene sequence.
- Different guide RNA pairs were tested for each locus, and the most active one was used for further studies with primary cells.
FIGS. 4A-4E demonstrate that the single guide strategy achieves high efficiency genome editing in cell lines, but not in clinically relevant primary somatic cells. In the two systems we used, the double guide strategy consistently and substantially outperformed the traditional single guide strategy in primary somatic cells. These results are demonstrated inFIGS. 5A-5E , which show that the double guide strategy achieves genome editing with high efficiency in clinically relevant cells. - One of the major focuses in the field of CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing field is the search for parameters that modulate cutting efficiency by Cas9. The data described herein suggest that this phenomenon appears to be mostly determined by gRNA sequence, as gRNAs matching very close or even partially overlapping sequences within the same exon result in significantly different targeting efficiencies (
Fig. 4 ). - In a previous report, an approach combining a Cas9 nickase mutant with paired guide RNAs to introduce targeted double-strand breaks has been used to drastically reduce CRISPR off-target effects without sacrificing on-target efficiency (Ran et al., 2013). In our hands, however, this strategy did not yield a significant mutation rate (Max & Pankaj). We thus combined WT Cas9 with pairs of gRNAs to increase cutting efficiency in cell types refractory to targeting - primary somatic cells.
- B2M is an accessory chain of the MHC class I proteins, being necessary for their expression on the cells surface. Engineering cells devoid of surface MHC class I, hence invisible to cytotoxic T cells, is of utmost importance in transplantation and adoptive cell therapy.
- Altogether, our data shows that the CRISPR/Cas9 system can be used to edit the genome of clinically relevant primary somatic cells with significant efficiencies by using a double guide strategy. We predict that this strategy has the potential to be a general approach to target genes in somatic cells with a high enough efficiency that it becomes relevant for potential translation into therapeutics.
- Flow cytometry. Cells were stained with mouse monoclonal anti-B2M antibody 2M2 (Biolegend).
- Primary blood cell electroporation. Primary CD4+ T cells were isolated from leukopacs (MGH) using RosetteSep CD4 T cell enrichment cocktail (Stem Cell Technologies) and electroporated with endotoxin-free DNA using Amaxa T cell nucleofection kit (Lonza).
- 6-TG selection for HPRT deficiency. 5*10^6 cells were used per electroporation, with 25ugCas9 and 12.5ug of each gRNA. For the Cas9 control a non-cutting gRNA was used to keep the total DNA amount the same. FACS sorting ended up being relatively similar at 5-8
% GFP 48 hours after EP. Cells were plated out at 40,000 per 10cm plate per sample, and grown until colonies could clearly be seen. 30 uM 6-Thioguanine (6-TG) in mTESR (e.g., at a concentration of 30 µm) and was used as selection medium for 8-9 days and colonies were counted again. The results are shown in Table 1 below.Table 1 gRNA Starting colonies Final colonies Percentage Percentage - Cas9 background Cas9 105 17 0.161904762 0.00 1 121 55 0.454545455 0.29 3 118 67 0.56779661 0.41 5 124 76 0.612903226 0.45 7 125 27 0.216 0.05 9 131 29 0.221374046 0.06 11 93 63 0.677419355 0.52 1+5 64 43 0.671875 0.51 1+3 77 45 0.584415584 0.42 1+7 55 19 0.345454545 0.18 1+9 60 26 0.433333333 0.27 1+11 52 32 0.615384615 0.45 3+5 69 46 0.666666667 0.50 3+7 55 33 0.6 0.44 3+11 38 30 0.789473684 0.63 7+11 72 41 0.569444444 0.41 - Table 2 below shows the results from Table 1 above ranked according to editing efficiency.
Table 2 gRNA Percentage 3+11 0.63 11 0.52 1+5 0.51 3+5 0.50 1+11 0.45 5 0.45 3+7 0.44 1+3 0.42 7+11 0.41 3 0.41 1 0.29 1+9 0.27 1+7 0.18 9 0.06 7 0.05 Cas9 0.00 - gRNAs used in the experiments are shown below:
- 1-gtcttgctcgagatgtgatg (SEQ ID NO: 298)
- 3-taaattctttgctgacctgc (SEQ ID NO: 299)
- 5-tagatccattcctatgactg (SEQ ID NO: 300)
- 7-cttcagtctgataaaatcta (SEQ ID NO: 301)
- 9-tttgatgtaatccagcaggt (SEQ ID NO: 302)
- 11-cacagagggctacaatgtga (SEQ ID NO: 303)
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- 1. A method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 2. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- 3. A method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 4. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- 5. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 6. The method according to
embodiment 5, wherein the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. - 7. The method according to
embodiment 6, wherein the functional domains form a complex. - 8. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof.
- 9. The method according to
embodiment 8, wherein the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. - 10. The method according to
embodiment 9, wherein the functional domains form a complex. - 11. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids.
- 12. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- 13. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence.
- 14. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence.
- 15. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 16. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 17. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 18. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 19. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is G(N)19NGG.
- 20. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is G(N)19NGG.
- 21. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is (N)20NGG.
- 22. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is (N)20NGG.
- 23. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results.
- 24. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results.
- 25. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- 26. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- 27. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the alteration is an indel.
- 28. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 29. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- 30. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 31. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- 32. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence.
- 33. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences.
- 34. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- 35. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- 36. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence, homology-directed repair occurs.
- 37. A method according to
embodiment 36, wherein homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. - 38. A method according to
embodiment 37, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. - 39. A method according to
embodiment 37, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. - 40. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences, homology-directed repair occurs.
- 41. A method according to
embodiment 40, wherein homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. - 42. A method according to
embodiment 41, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. - 43. A method according to
embodiment 41, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. - 44. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a peripheral blood cell.
- 45. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell.
- 46. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell.
- 47. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a CD34+ cell.
- 48. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell.
- 49. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell.
- 50. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell.
- 51. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell.
- 52. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell is a hepatocyte.
- 53. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5.
- 54. A method according to
embodiment 53, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - 55. A method according to
embodiment 53, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - 56. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4.
- 57. A method according to
embodiment 56, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 58. A method according to
embodiment 56, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 59. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5.
- 60. A method according to
embodiment 59, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - 61. A method according to
embodiment 59, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 . - 62. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4.
- 63. A method according to
embodiment 62, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 64. A method according to
embodiment 59, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 65. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- 66. A method according to
embodiment 65, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 67. A method according to
embodiment 65, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 1 and the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig 2 . - 68. A method according to
embodiments - 69. A method according to
embodiments - 70. A method according to
embodiments - 71. A method according to
embodiments - 72. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 73. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein each of the one to two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs.
- 74. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein.
- 75. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs.
- 76. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 77. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 78. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 79. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 80. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 81. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 82. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 83. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 84. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 85. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 86. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, wherein the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 87. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid.
- 88. A method according to
embodiment 87, wherein the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. - 89. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein at least one of the ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 90. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid.
- 91. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells.
- 92. A method according to
embodiment 91, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. - 93. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, further comprising selecting cells that express the Cas protein.
- 94. A method according to
embodiment 93, wherein selecting cells comprises FACS. - 95. A method according to
embodiment 94, wherein FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein. - 96. A method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- 97. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and from one to two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- 98. A method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- 99. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- 100. A composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - 101. A composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - 102. A composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - 103. A composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - 104. A composition comprising at least one ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 105. A composition according to any one of embodiments 100-104, wherein at least one of the ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5' -triphosphate.
- 106. A composition according to any one of embodiments 100-104, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein.
- 107. A composition according to any one of embodiments 100-104, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 108. A composition according to
embodiment 107, wherein the nucleic acid comprises a modified ribonucleic acid comprising at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. - 109. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 . - 110. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 2 . - 111. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 1 . - 112. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid sequence comprising a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig 2 . - 113. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least one additional ribonucleic acid having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 114. A composition according to any one of embodiments 109-113, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein selected from the group consisting of green fluorescent protein and red fluorescent protein.
- 115. A composition according to any one of embodiments 109-113, further comprising a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid.
- 116. A composition according to
embodiment 115, wherein the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. - 117. A composition according to
embodiment 116, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. - 118. A composition according to any one of embodiments 109-113, wherein the chimeric nucleic acid comprises at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 119. A composition according to any one of embodiments 109-113, wherein the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 120. A kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least one ribonucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of
Fig. 1 , the ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 , a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequence ofFig. 1 , and a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a ribonucleic acid sequences ofFig. 2 . - 121. A kit according to
embodiment 120 further comprising one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells. - 122. A kit according to
embodiment 120 further comprising a DNA repair template. - 123. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4, wherein the cell comprises a primary cell.
- 124. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4 and 123, wherein the cell comprises a primary somatic cell.
- 125. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4 and 123 or 124, wherein the cell comprises an autologous primary somatic cell.
- 126. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-4 and 123-125, wherein the cell comprises an allogeneic primary somatic cell.
- 127. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2 and 123-126, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is B2M.
- 128. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2 and 123-127, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene.
- 129. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2 and 123-128, wherein at least one of the one to two ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence optimized to target the B2M gene.
- 130. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4 and 123-126, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprises multiple different portions of B2M.
- 131. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, 123-126 and 130, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene.
- 132. A method according to any one of embodiments 3-4, 123-126 and 130-131, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence optimized to target the B2M gene.
- 133. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-132, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences.
- 134. A method according to any one of embodiments 1-2, wherein the one to two ribonucleic acids comprise two guide ribonucleic acid sequences.
- 135. A method according to
embodiment 134, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5. - 136. A method according to
embodiments - 137. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-136, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- 138. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-136, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- 139. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-137, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139.
- 140. A method according to embodiments 134-139, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences from SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- 141. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-140, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301.
- 142. A method according to embodiments 134-141, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- 143. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-142, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333.
- 144. A method according to any one of embodiments 134-143, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CCR5 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 304-333
- 145. A method according to
embodiment 134, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4. - 146. A method according to
embodiments 145, wherein the cell comprises a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell. - 147. A method according to
embodiments - 148. A method according to any one of embodiments 145-147, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 149. A method according to any one of embodiments 145-148, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in CXCR4 selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 150. A method according to
embodiment 134, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises B2M. - 151. A method according to
embodiments 150, wherein the cell comprises a primary cell. - 152. A method according to
embodiments - 153. A method according to any one of embodiments 150-152, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to offset sequences in the B2M gene.
- 154. A method according to any one of embodiments 150-153, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise any combination of two guide ribonucleic acid sequences which hybridize to and target Cas protein to offset target sites in B2M.
- 155. A method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 156. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and at least two ribonucleic acids, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- 157. A method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 158. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a primary cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids comprise guide ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 50% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- 159. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the Cas protein is Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 160. The method according to
embodiment 159, wherein the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. - 161. The method according to
embodiment 160, wherein the functional domains form a complex. - 162. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the Cas protein is Cas9 protein from any bacterial species or functional portion thereof.
- 163. The method according to
embodiment 162, wherein the functional portion comprises a combination of operably linked Cas9 protein functional domains selected from the group consisting of a DNA binding domain, at least one RNA binding domain, a helicase domain, and an endonuclease domain. - 164. The method according to
embodiment 163, wherein the functional domains form a complex. - 165. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the Cas protein is complexed with the one to two ribonucleic acids.
- 166. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the Cas protein is complexed with the multiple ribonucleic acids.
- 167. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence.
- 168. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence.
- 169. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 170. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence beginning with G and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 171. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 172. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is a 20-nucleotide DNA sequence and immediately precedes an NGG motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 173. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is G(N)19NGG.
- 174. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is G(N)19NGG.
- 175. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is (N)20NGG.
- 176. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is (N)20NGG.
- 177. A method according to any one of
embodiments - 178. A method according to any one of
embodiments - 179. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results.
- 180. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a double-strand break results.
- 181. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- 182. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved such that a single-strand break results.
- 183. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the alteration is an indel.
- 184. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 185. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the alteration results in reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- 186. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 187. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the alteration results in a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequences.
- 188. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequence from an undesired sequence to a desired sequence.
- 189. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the alteration results in correction of the target polynucleotide sequences from undesired sequences to desired sequences.
- 190. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- 191. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each alteration is a homozygous alteration.
- 192. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence, homology-directed repair occurs.
- 193. A method according to
embodiment 192, wherein homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. - 194. A method according to
embodiment 193, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. - 195. A method according to
embodiment 193, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. - 196. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein subsequent to cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequences, homology-directed repair occurs.
- 197. A method according to
embodiment 196, wherein homology-directed repair is performed using an exogenously introduced DNA repair template. - 198. A method according to
embodiment 197, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is single-stranded. - 199. A method according to
embodiment 197, wherein the exogenously introduced DNA repair template is double-stranded. - 200. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a peripheral blood cell.
- 201. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a stem cell or a pluripotent cell.
- 202. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a hematopoietic stem cell.
- 203. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a CD34+ cell.
- 204. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell.
- 205. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a CD34+ cord blood cell.
- 206. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a CD34+ bone marrow cell.
- 207. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell.
- 208. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a hepatocyte.
- 209. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the cell is a primary cell.
- 210. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is CCR5.
- 211. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. - 212. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two guide ribonucleic acid sequences comprise a pair of guide ribonucleic acids selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 300, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 299 and 301, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 299, SEQ ID NOs: 301 and 303, SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 302, and SEQ ID NOs: 298 and 301. - 213. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 214. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 215. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridizes to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 216. A method according to
embodiment 210, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offsets sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 217. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is CXCR4.
- 218. A method according to
embodiment 217, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. - 219. A method according to
embodiment 217, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. - 220. A method according to
embodiment 217, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. - 221. A method according to
embodiment 217, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 140-297. - 222. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CCR5.
- 223. A method according to
embodiment 222, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 224. A method according to
embodiment 222, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 225. A method according to
embodiment 222, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 226. A method according to
embodiment 222, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 227. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise multiple different portions of CXCR4.
- 228. A method according to
embodiment 227, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. - 229. A method according to
embodiment 227, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. - 230. A method according to
embodiment 227, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. - 231. A method according to
embodiment 227, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297 and 304-333. - 232. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences comprise at least a portion of CCR5 and at least a portion of CXCR4.
- 233. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. - 234. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. - 235. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. - 236. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-297 and 304-333. - 237. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids comprise at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to offset sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. - 238. A method according to
embodiment 232, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids comprises at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333, and at least two ribonucleic acid sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to different sequences with a single nucleotide mismatch to an offset sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. - 239. A method according to
embodiments - 240. A method according to
embodiments - 241. A method according to
embodiments - 242. A method according to
embodiments - 243. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to a target motif immediately adjacent to a deoxyribonucleic acid motif recognized by the Cas protein.
- 244. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein each of the two ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank a mutant allele located between the target motifs.
- 245. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein.
- 246. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are designed to hybridize to target motifs immediately adjacent to deoxyribonucleic acid motifs recognized by the Cas protein which flank mutant alleles located between the target motifs.
- 247. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the two ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 248. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the multiple ribonucleic acids are selected to minimize hybridization with nucleic acid sequences other than the target polynucleotide sequence.
- 249. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 250. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each target motif is selected such that it contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 251. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 252. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the target motif is selected such that it contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 253. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 254. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least two mismatches when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 255. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the two ribonucleic acids hybridize to a target motif that contains at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 256. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein each of the multiple ribonucleic acids hybridize to target motifs that contain at least one mismatch when compared with all other genomic nucleotide sequences in the cell.
- 257. A method according to any one of embodiments 157-158, wherein the efficiency of alteration at each loci is from about 50% to about 80%.
- 258. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein the Cas protein is encoded by a modified nucleic acid.
- 259. A method according to
embodiment 258, wherein the modified nucleic acid comprises a ribonucleic acid containing at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate. - 260. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein at least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 261. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-156, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 262. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed from a plasmid.
- 263. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, wherein any of the Cas protein or the ribonucleic acids are expressed using a promoter optimized for increased expression in stem cells.
- 264. A method according to
embodiment 263, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. - 265. A method according to any one of embodiments 155-158, further comprising selecting cells that express the Cas protein.
- 266. A method according to
embodiment 265, wherein selecting cells comprises FACS. - 267. A method according to
embodiment 265, wherein FACs is used to select cells which co-express Cas and a fluorescent protein. - 268. A method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- 269. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of a polynucleotide sequence in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequence in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and two ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequence.
- 270. A method for simultaneously altering multiple target polynucleotide sequences in a cell comprising contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%.
- 271. A method for treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of polynucleotide sequences in a subject, the method comprising (a) altering target polynucleotide sequences in a cell ex vivo by contacting the polynucleotide sequences in a cell selected from the group consisting of a human pluripotent cell, a primary human cell, and a non-transformed human cell, with a clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-associated (Cas) protein and multiple ribonucleic acids, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct Cas protein to and hybridize to target motifs of the target polynucleotide sequences, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved, and wherein the efficiency of alteration of cells that express Cas protein is from about 8% to about 80%, and (b) introducing the cell into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder associated with expression of the polynucleotide sequences.
- 272. A composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- 273. A composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 274. A composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 275. A composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 276. A composition comprising at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 277. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-276, wherein at least one of the two ribonucleic acids is a modified ribonucleic acid comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 278. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-277, wherein the two ribonucleic acids comprise modified ribonucleic acids comprising one to two modified nucleotides selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5' -triphosphate.
- 279. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-278, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas protein.
- 280. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-279, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 281. A composition according to
embodiments - 282. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- 283. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 284. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acids each having a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 285. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 286. A composition comprising a chimeric nucleic acid comprising a ribonucleic acid encoding a Cas protein and at least two additional ribonucleic acid sequences each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a sequence with a single nucleotide mismatch to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 287. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-286, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a detectable marker.
- 288. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-287, further comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fluorescent protein.
- 289. A composition according to any one of embodiments 272-288, further comprising a promoter operably linked to the chimeric nucleic acid.
- 290. A composition according to
embodiment 289, wherein the promoter is optimized for increased expression in human stem cells. - 291. A composition according to
embodiments 289 or 290, wherein the promoter is selected from the group consisting of a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) early enhancer element and a chicken beta-actin promoter, a chicken beta-actin promoter, an elongation factor-1 alpha promoter, and a ubiquitin promoter. - 292. A composition according to any one of embodiments 282-291, wherein the chimeric nucleic acid comprises at least one modified nucleotide selected from the group consisting of pseudouridine, 5-methylcytodine, 2-thio-uridine, 5-methyluridine-5'-triphosphate, 4-thiouridine-5'-triphosphate, 5,6-dihydrouridine-5'-triphosphate, and 5-azauridine-5'-triphosphate.
- 293. A composition according to any one of embodiments 282-292, wherein the Cas protein comprises a Cas9 protein or a functional portion thereof.
- 294. A kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a different sequence selected from the group consisting of the ribonucleic acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- 295. A kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 296. A kit for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell comprising a Cas9 protein or a nucleic acid encoding the Cas9 protein, and at least two ribonucleic acids each comprising a sequence which is complementary to and/or hybridizes to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 297. A kit according to any one of embodiments 294-296 further comprising one or more cell lines, cultures, or populations selected from the group consisting of human pluripotent cells, primary human cells, and non-transformed cells.
- 298. A kit according to any one of embodiments 294-297 further comprising a DNA repair template.
- 299. A method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- 300. A method of administering cells to a subject in need of such cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequences are cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- 301. The method of embodiments 299 or 300, wherein cleavage of the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells reduces the likelihood that the resulting cell or cells will trigger a host immune response when the cells are administered to the subject.
- 302. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 301, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5.
- 303. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 302, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303.
- 304. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 303, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 305. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 304, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333.
- 306. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 305, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4.
- 307. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 306, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 308. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 307, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297.
- 309. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 308, wherein the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells.
- 310. The method of any one of embodiments 299 to 309, wherein the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder.
- 311. The method of
embodiment 310, wherein the disorder comprises a genetic disorder. - 312. The method of
embodiment 310, wherein the disorder comprises an infection. - 313. The method of
embodiment 310, wherein the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs. - 314. The method of
embodiment 310, wherein the disorder comprises cancer. - 315. A method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with a Cas protein and two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that cells administered to the subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject; and (b) administering the resulting cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- 316. A method of reducing the likelihood that cells administered to a subject will trigger a host immune response in the subject, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cell or population of cells ex vivo with (i) a Cas protein, (ii) at least two ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence encoding B2M in the cell or population of cells is cleaved, thereby reducing the likelihood that the cell or population of cells will trigger a host immune response in the subject, and (iii) at least two additional ribonucleic acids which direct Cas protein to and hybridize to a target polynucleotide sequence in the cell or population of cells, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and (b) administering the resulting cell or cells from (a) to a subject in need of such cells.
- 317. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 316, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CCR5. - 318. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 317, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids comprise two different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 298-303. - 319. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 318, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 320. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 319, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-139 and 304-333. - 321. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 320, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence comprises CXCR4. - 322. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 321, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to a different sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. - 323. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 322, wherein the at least two ribonucleic acids each comprise sequences which are complementary to and/or hybridize to sequences comprising at least one nucleotide mismatch to different sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 140-297. - 324. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 323, wherein the cell or population of cells comprises primary cells. - 325. The method of any one of
embodiments 315 to 324, wherein the subject in need of administration of cells is suffering from a disorder. - 326. The method of
embodiment 325, wherein the disorder comprises a genetic disorder. - 327. The method of
embodiment 325, wherein the disorder comprises an infection. - 328. The method of
embodiment 325, wherein the disorder comprises HIV or AIDs. - 329. The method of
embodiment 325, wherein the disorder comprises cancer.
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- A ribonucleic acid for a CRISPR/Cas system for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell at an efficiency of from about 10% to about 80%,wherein the CRISPR/Cas system further includes a Cas protein andwherein the ribonucleic acid is capable of directing the Cas protein to and hybridizing to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence in the cell,wherein the ribonucleic acid includes modifications selected from (i) 2'-methoxy (2'-OCH3) modifications and (ii) internucleoside linkage modifications, including modification or replacement of phosphodiester linkages.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1, wherein the altering of the target polynucleotide sequence results in (i) a knock out of the target polynucleotide sequence or a portion thereof or (ii) reduced expression of the target polynucleotide sequence.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the cell is a peripheral blood cell; a stem cell; a pluripotent cell; a hematopoietic stem cell; a CD34+ cell; a CD34+ mobilized peripheral blood cell; a CD34+ cord blood cell; a CD34+ bone marrow cell; a CD34+CD38-Lineage-CD90+CD45RA- cell; a CD4+ T cell; a hepatocyte; a human pluripotent cell; a primary human cell; a primary CD34+ cell; a primary CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC); a primary CD4+ cell; a primary CD4+ T cell; an autologous primary cell; an autologous primary somatic cell; an allogeneic primary cell; an allogeneic primary somatic cell; a nucleated cell; a non-transformed cell; not a cancer cell; not a tumor cell; or not a transformed cell.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the cell is a peripheral blood cell, a stem cell, a pluripotent cell, a hematopoietic stem cell, a CD34+ cell, a hepatocyte, a human pluripotent cell, or a primary human cell.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is a human genomic sequence or pathogenic genomic sequence, optionally a viral genomic sequence, a bacterial genomic sequence, a fungal genomic sequence, a toxin genomic sequence, or a parasitic genomic sequence.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is selected from B2M; HPRT; CIITA; CCR5; CXCR4; AKT2; CELSR2; GLUT4; LINC00116; SORT1; and LDLR, or a variant, homologue or ortholog thereof.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is selected from CIITA; CCR5; CXCR4; AKT2; CELSR2; GLUT4; LINC00116; SORT1; and LDLR, or a variant, homologue or ortholog thereof.
- The ribonucleic acid according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is necessary for the expression of MHC class I proteins on the surface of cells.
- The ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the altering of the target polynucleotide sequence is an indel.
- The ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the efficiency of altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell is from about 50% to about 80%.
- Multiple ribonucleic acids for multiplex genomic editing; wherein each ribonucleic acid in the multiple ribonucleic acids is a ribonucleic acid as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10.
- A composition comprising a ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or multiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11.
- A CRISPR/Cas system including (i) a ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or multiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11 and (ii) a Cas protein.
- A cell or population of cells comprising the ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10 or the multiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11 or the CRISPR/Cas system according to claim 13.
- An ex vivo method for altering a target polynucleotide sequence in a cell or population of cells using a ribonucleic acid as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10, or multiple ribonucleic acids as defined in claim 11, or a CRISPR/Cas system as defined in claim 13 or a cell or population of cells as defined in claim 14.
- An ex vivo method according to claim 15, wherein the method comprises contacting the target polynucleotide sequence in a cell with (i) the Cas protein and (ii) from one to two ribonucleic acids according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or multiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11, wherein the ribonucleic acids direct the Cas protein to and hybridize to a target motif of the target polynucleotide sequence, wherein the target polynucleotide sequence is cleaved; and optionally wherein (i) the cell is as defined in claim 3 or claim 4 or (ii) the target polynucleotide sequence is as defined in any one of claims 5 to 8.
- An ex vivo method according to claim 15 or claim 16, wherein the altered cell produced by said method is devoid of surface MHC class I proteins.
- An altered cell or population of altered cells produced by the method of any one of claims 15 to 17 or a cell therapy product comprising said altered cell or population of altered cells, optionally wherein the altered cell or population of altered cells has a mutant phenotype.
- A ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, ormultiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11, ora composition according to claim 12, ora CRISPR/Cas system according to claim 13, ora cell or population of cells according to claim 14, oran altered cell or population of altered cells according to claim 18, ora cell therapy product according to claim 18,for use in therapy.
- A ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, ormultiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11, ora composition according to claim 12, ora CRISPR/Cas system according to claim 13, ora cell or population of cells according to claim 14,for use in the manufacture of a cell therapy product.
- A ribonucleic acid according to any one of claims 1 to 10, ormultiple ribonucleic acids according to claim 11, ora composition according to claim 12, ora CRISPR/Cas system according to claim 13, ora cell or population of cells according to claim 14, ora population of altered cells according to claim 18, ora cell therapy product according to claim 18,for use in a method of treating and/or preventing a disorder.
- The ribonucleic acid, multiple ribonucleic acids, composition, CRISPR/Cas system, or cell or population of cells for use according to claim 21, wherein the method comprises:(a) altering a target polynucleotide sequence in an ex vivo method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, and(b) introducing the altered cell or population of cells into the subject, thereby treating or preventing a disorder.
- The population of altered cells or cell therapy product for use according to claim 21, orthe ribonucleic acid or multiple ribonucleic acids, composition, or CRISPR/Cas system, or cell or population of cells for use according to claim 21 or claim 22,wherein the disorder is a genetic disorder, a monogenic disorder, a multigenic disorder, a disorder associated with one or more SNPs, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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